Idiom
lick and a promise
Meaning
A quick, not-very-thorough wash.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I gave the dishes a lick and a promise before guests arrived.”
“He was in such a hurry that he only gave his dusty car a lick and a promise.”
“Rather than performing a deep clean, she gave the apartment a lick and a promise to satisfy the landlord's inspection.”
Examples
simple
“I gave the dishes a lick and a promise before guests arrived.”
contextual
“He was in such a hurry that he only gave his dusty car a lick and a promise.”
complex
“Rather than performing a deep clean, she gave the apartment a lick and a promise to satisfy the landlord's inspection.”
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