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go|ing-o|ver
go|ing-o|ver «GOH ihng OH vuhr», noun.
1. a close, searching inspection; critical examination: »

During the International Geophysical Year…10,000 scientists…will give the earth a long, complex, intent going-over (Time).

2. U.S. a) a talking to; scolding: »

I got a good going-over in the morning from Old Miss Watson on account of my clothes (Mark Twain).

b) Slang. rough handling; severe beating.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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