| 单词 | neat as a pin |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(as) neat (also clean) as a (new) pin (b) Expressing cleanliness, smartness, or tidiness, as (as) neat (also clean) as a (new) pin, like a new pin. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > [adjective] > tidy queemc1450 trig1513 trimc1521 neat1594 polite1602 terse1602 unlittered1612 ship-shape1644 snod1717 tight1720 redd1753 (as) neat (also clean) as a (new) pin1769 mack1825 tidy1828 slick1833 ship-shapely1843 trimly1858 taut1870 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > it was a fine sight [phrase] speck and span1615 (as) neat (also clean) as a (new) pin1769 1769 Batchelor II. 45 Jenny is every day as fine as a new pin, and as brisk as a bee. 1787 Columbian Mag. 1 636 [He was] neat as a new pin. 1849 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. xiii. 118 Major Pendennis, whom Miss Costigan declared to be a proper gentleman entirely,..and as neat as a pin. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island ii. x. 80 The galley..he kept as clean as a new pin. 1933 L. A. G. Strong Sea Wall 245 Sheehan's pride was to have his cottage as neat as a new pin. 1989 Nursery World 5 Oct. 24/1 Happy children, house like a new pin, garden filled with flowers and a good marriage was all one could ask. < as lemmas |
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