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Idioms: go over


1.  Examine, review. For example, They went over the contract with great care, or I think we should go over the whole business again. This term originated in the late 1500s, then meaning "consider in sequence."
2.  Gain acceptance or approval, succeed, as in I hope the play goes over. This term is sometimes elaborated to go over big or go over with a bang for a big success, and go over like a lead balloon for a dismal failure. [Early 1900s]
3.  Rehearse, as in Let's go over these lines one more time. [Second half of 1700s]


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Definition: review
Antonyms: ignore, neglect


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The verb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: hold a review (of troops)
  Synonyms: review, survey

Meaning #2: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
  Synonyms: check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, check into

Meaning #3: happen in a particular manner
  Synonyms: go off, come off

Meaning #4: fall forward and down
  Synonym: fall over


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