thorough-going
1thorough-going — a. 1. Very thorough, complete, radical. 2. Extreme, thorough paced …
2thorough-going — see thoroughgoing …
3going-over — /goh ing oh veuhr/, n., pl. goings over /goh ingz oh veuhr/. 1. a review, examination, or investigation: The accounts were given a thorough going over. 2. a severe, thorough scolding. 3. a sound thrashing; beating: The hoodlums gave him a good… …
4going over — 1. n. an examination. □ After a thorough going over, the doctor pronounced me alive. □ I gave your car a good going over, and I fixed a lot of little things. 2. n. a beating. □ Sam gave the guy a terrible going over …
5going over — noun a) An inspection, examination, review, or investigation. Make sure to give the refurbished products a real going over before they are sold. b) An overhaul. After the bankruptcy, our accoun …
6going-over — n [singular] informal 1.) a thorough examination of something to make sure it is all right →↑once over ▪ The media gave his personal life a pretty firm going over. 2.) give sth a going over to improve the condition of something, for example by… …
7going-over — ► NOUN informal 1) a thorough cleaning or inspection. 2) a beating …
8going-over — [gō′iŋō′vər] n. Informal ☆ 1. an inspection or examination, esp. a thorough one ☆ 2. a severe scolding or beating …
9thorough — [OE] Thorough is ultimately the same word as through. Both go back to Old English thurh ‘through’. In its single syllable form it has stuck to its original role as a preposition and adverb, but in the case of thorough this has now virtually died… …
10thorough — [OE] Thorough is ultimately the same word as through. Both go back to Old English thurh ‘through’. In its single syllable form it has stuck to its original role as a preposition and adverb, but in the case of thorough this has now virtually died… …
