lick and a promise
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lick and a promise
noun a lick and a promise
- A quick, not-very-thorough wash. My grandparents called me only an hour before they decided to come visit, so I had to give the dirty living room a lick and a promise.
- The hasty or incomplete performance of a task, done with the intention ("a promise") of thorough completion later. Now this is not the way to get a house in order. What this place needs is a real thorough old-fashioned cleaning. A lick and a promise won't do, no, sir!
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noun a quick, not-very-thorough wash
| Español | aseo de gato, baño de gato |
|---|---|
| Português | banho de gato, banho de puta |
| Deutsch | Katzenwäsche |
noun hasty completion of a task
| Português | feito nas coxas |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | halbherziger Versuch, schöne Schein |
| Русский | халту́ра xaltúra, тяп-ляп tjap-ljap |
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