单词 | spick and span |
释义 | spick and span or spick-and-span (spɪk ən spæn) adjective extremely neat and clean The apartment was spick and span. She had found Ann dusting the furniture, making sure her home was spick and span. In the mornings she was spick and span, blouse buttoned, lipstick in place, exudinga determined air of efficiency. He had to keep the loos spick and span. His task was to keep the place spick and span. spick-and-span or spic-and-span (ˈspɪkənˈspæn) adjective 1. extremely neat and clean 2. new and fresh Word origin C17: shortened from spick-and-span-new, from obsolete spick spike, nail + span-new |
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