going-over

Sunderland improved a lot as their game went on against Everton, but they got a real good going-over in the early stages.

We will give it a closer going-over, however, to ensure it’s a timely topic and isn’t easily mistaken for a way to drum up business.

He was considered a shoo-in to replace former Speaker John Boehner who quit in disgust and skedaddled back to Ohio after the going-over he received from the newly empowered Freedom Caucus.

“I got a piece here that I cut out of a newspaper. The editor put it just right. He gives Washington a good going-over for not siding with France.”

The sad fact is that my wife, Marion, has been cutting my hair at home for several years now, the little that I have left requiring no more than a quick going-over with the clippers.