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once over lightly

[wuhns-oh-ver-lahyt-lee] / ˈwʌnsˌoʊ vərˈlaɪt li /






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Her pretty posturing, pouts, stunned, exotic stares are meaningless when she tries to do them once over lightly.

From Time Magazine Archive

Six days a week he eyes the sports field once over lightly, knocks out a chatty, chummy column called the Morning After.

From Time Magazine Archive


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