spick-and-span
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˈspɪk ənd spæn/
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impecable
- The house looked spick-and-span after a thorough cleaning.
- want your room spick-and-span
Examples
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She would not settle for less than spick-and-span.
Fiction book (1990) -
I gotta keep this place spick-and-span all the time.
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This place has got to be spick-and-span.
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I want this place spick-and-span.
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At least it's all spick-and-span.
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Now, I want this place spick-and-span by Saturday night or I'm turning us all in.
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I want those desks spick and span before anyone leaves.
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The floor is spick-and-span.
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And maybe wash the kitchen floor, because I realized, sweetheart, that the thing that's going to make me most happy is to just look around this place and see that it is spick-and-span.
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If you like your home spick and span, then getting an energetic puppy that likes to explore and nose into everything is going to lead to stress and frustration—for both yourself and your dog.
Blog text (10)
Synonyms
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1.0
Clean and tidy with things in order
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1.0
Having things in order with no mess
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2.5
Completely clean with no stains or dirt
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5.9
Completely clean and neat with no marks or stains
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1.8
Neat and in good condition because someone looks after it
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1.4
Clean and well organized with no mess
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4.9
Completely clean and tidy with no dust or dirt
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4.1
Very clean and tidy with no dirt or marks
Completely clean with no spots or marks
Very clean and tidy with no dirt or mess
Antonyms
How Clean
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spick-and-span comes from old words spick ('nail' or 'spike') and span ('wood chip'), an image of something made with new nails and new wood. So, spick-and-span means very clean, neat, and looking like new.