An idiom

[Ram100]

I have seen the idiom 'lick and promise'.Could someone tell me how to use it in a sentence?

[Kraken]

A superficial effort made without care or enthusiasm. For example, I haven't time to do a good job of vacuuming, just enough for a lick and a promise. This expression is believed to allude to the quick lick a cat or other animal might give itself and a promise to do more or better at some future time.

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[Ram100]

A superficial effort made without care or enthusiasm. For example, I haven't time to do a good job of vacuuming, just enough for a lick and a promise. This expression is believed to allude to the quick lick a cat or other animal might give itself and a promise to do more or better at some future time.

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Thanks.How to use this in a sentence?
R-

[rj1948]

I have seen the idiom 'lick and promise'.Could someone tell me how to use it in a sentence?

It is 'a lick and a promise' .

"Yes.I did some cleaning.Gave the bookshelves a lick and a promise.When you say that you mean you did it hurriedly.You didn't do a good job of it."
Source :The Hindu.
Regards,
rj1948.

[Soup]

It is 'a lick and a promise' .

"Yes.I did some cleaning.Gave the bookshelves a lick and a promise.When you say that you mean you did it hurriedly.You didn't do a good job of it."
Source :The Hindu.
Regards,
rj1948.

You know, it is a very cool idiom; I've just never heard it before.

[rj1948]

You know, it is a very cool idiom; I've just never heard it before.

A lick and a promise.
www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/a-lick-and-a -promise.html
www.phrases.org.uk/meanings

www.answers.com/topic/a-lick-a-promise
REGARDS,

RJ1948.

[Soup]

A lick and a promise.
www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/a-lick-and-a -promise.html
www.phrases.org.uk/meanings

REGARDS,

RJ1948.

Ah, I see. It's British English. Thanks.

[Kraken]

Thanks.How to use this in a sentence?
R-

Originally Posted by Kraken
I haven't time to do a good job of vacuuming, just enough for a lick and a promise.