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Lick and a promise
Noun
Définitions
1.
Noun
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."
2.
Noun
The hasty or incomplete performance of a task, done with the intention ("a promise") of thorough completion later.
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