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单词 spit and polish
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Definition of spit and polish in English:

spit and polish

noun
mass noun
  • Thorough or exaggerated cleaning and polishing, especially by a soldier.

    they gave the dining room some extra spit and polish
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These pages contain my genuine voice, but with improvements; I always give my words a thorough quality check and a final spit and polish before I present them to the world.
    • It tries to to do too much at once, and while it generally succeeds, there's still some room for a bit of spit and polish.
    • The Air Force spends too much time on spit and polish.
    • After that came my boots - cleaning them up with a bit of spit and polish.
    • However, having served 12 years in the Royal Navy, Richard knew a thing or two about spit and polish.
    • Volunteers quickly gave the royal plastic a quick spit and polish.
    • ‘We were all spit and polish, we had our medals on, walking to another gate for Joe to take his flight home,’ Colovos said.
    • The Confederate Army in the West (and Alabama was in the West then) isn't known for its attention to spit and polish.
    • It could use some spit and polish, like Hitman, but it's pretty fun.
    • The lines are often ragged and even a little rough but this gives them an honesty that could only come when all the spit and polish that normally go into a comic are stripped away.
    • Patton, a stickler for spit and polish, couldn't understand why the soldiers in Mauldin's cartoons looked so messy.
    • Just give 'em a bit of a spit and polish, then publish them as exciting new takes on the cultural zeitgeist.
    • It is manifestly a spit and polish establishment, clean, well-tended, house proud, with friendly staff.
    • Although spit and polish is the order of the day, Paton says they must be careful when burnishing up metalwork.
    • The community-spirited teenagers spent an afternoon adding some spit and polish to the fleet of vehicles at the community transport base in Holycroft Street.
    • After a little spit and polish to make it shiny, the moped was complete.
    • But it is this spit and polish that makes Pastforward sing.
    • If you're hesitating, perhaps it's time to take a personal inventory and check what areas of your professional life need a little tender loving care or some spit and polish.
 
 

Definition of spit and polish in US English:

spit and polish

noun
  • Thorough or exaggerated cleaning and polishing, especially by a soldier.

    they gave the dining room some extra spit and polish
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is manifestly a spit and polish establishment, clean, well-tended, house proud, with friendly staff.
    • If you're hesitating, perhaps it's time to take a personal inventory and check what areas of your professional life need a little tender loving care or some spit and polish.
    • The community-spirited teenagers spent an afternoon adding some spit and polish to the fleet of vehicles at the community transport base in Holycroft Street.
    • It tries to to do too much at once, and while it generally succeeds, there's still some room for a bit of spit and polish.
    • ‘We were all spit and polish, we had our medals on, walking to another gate for Joe to take his flight home,’ Colovos said.
    • After that came my boots - cleaning them up with a bit of spit and polish.
    • The Confederate Army in the West (and Alabama was in the West then) isn't known for its attention to spit and polish.
    • However, having served 12 years in the Royal Navy, Richard knew a thing or two about spit and polish.
    • Volunteers quickly gave the royal plastic a quick spit and polish.
    • After a little spit and polish to make it shiny, the moped was complete.
    • It could use some spit and polish, like Hitman, but it's pretty fun.
    • These pages contain my genuine voice, but with improvements; I always give my words a thorough quality check and a final spit and polish before I present them to the world.
    • But it is this spit and polish that makes Pastforward sing.
    • Although spit and polish is the order of the day, Paton says they must be careful when burnishing up metalwork.
    • Patton, a stickler for spit and polish, couldn't understand why the soldiers in Mauldin's cartoons looked so messy.
    • Just give 'em a bit of a spit and polish, then publish them as exciting new takes on the cultural zeitgeist.
    • The Air Force spends too much time on spit and polish.
    • The lines are often ragged and even a little rough but this gives them an honesty that could only come when all the spit and polish that normally go into a comic are stripped away.
 
 
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