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Meaning of a lick and a promise in English:

a lick and a promise

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phrase

informal

  • An act of cleaning or washing something in a hasty manner.

    • ‘she would give a lick and a promise to her parlour, and sit down to await the American gentleman’
    • ‘Look at the way you skip from chore to chore, always doing everything with a lick and a promise.’
    • ‘Generally, players sign balls with a lick and a promise.’
    • ‘The global fiat currency is based on nothing more than a lick and a promise and long-term it's headed toward complete restructuring.’
    • ‘Is one's spiritual life really satisfied with a lick and a promise?’
    • ‘The chow's coat requires more than a lick and a promise from the chow's owner.’
    • ‘Wobbling into the bathroom, she picked up her toothbrush and gave her teeth a lick and a promise.’