Usually means: Quick, inadequate cleaning or effort.
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  1. lick and a promise: Merriam-Webster
  2. lick and a promise: Wiktionary
  3. lick and a promise: Dictionary.com
  4. lick and a promise: TheFreeDictionary.com
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Definitions from Wiktionary (lick and a promise)

noun:  (idiomatic) A quick, not-very-thorough wash.
noun:  (by extension, idiomatic) The hasty or incomplete performance of a task.

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