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once-over

noun

  • A visual examination, especially of a person of the opposite sex.
    Bob is always around the gym, checking the chicks out... giving them that famous once-over...

    Last edited on Dec 21 1998. Submitted by Alvaro C. from Aracaju, Brazil on Dec 21 1998.

  • a quick inspection.

    Last edited on Sep 09 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

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one-up

verb - ambitransitive

  • to outdo, top, take one step further, etc. of another.
    She was very ambitransitive at the party.

    Last edited on Aug 03 2020. Submitted by Chuck S. on Jul 02 2020.

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on (one's) back

adjective

  • continuously criticizing or pestering.
    My boss has been on my back about finishing my performance review.

    Last edited on Nov 21 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

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on (one's) case

adjective

  • to criticize or pester.
    Perry's been on my case about my drinking.

    Last edited on May 02 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

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on the hook

  • the opposite of off the hook, mean wack, ugly, disliked.
    Damn, your shirt is on the hook.

    Last edited on Mar 16 2002. Submitted by Ernesto F. from Central Falls, RI, USA on Mar 16 2002.

adjective

  • bearing responsibility.
                                                                                                                                                                                                            

    Citation from "All the Right Friends", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 4 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Oct 18 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

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on the lam

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on the outside

adjective

  • not in prison.
                                                                                                                                                                                                          

    Citation from "3 Women", Life (TV, 2009), Season 2 Episode 18 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Nov 29 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

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on the up-and-up

adjective

  • legitimate.
                                                                                                                                                      

    Citation from "I Can't Stan You", American Dad! (TV), Season 3 Episode 17 (2007) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Jul 17 2016. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

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