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1spit-and-polish — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : marked by spit and polish embassies abroad could not do without their spit and polish doormen New York Times a full time professional soldier, of the old spit and polish school Evelyn Eaton …
2spit and polish — noun careful attention to order and appearance (as in the military) • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑orderliness, ↑ …
3spit and polish — /spit n pol ish/, adj. great care in maintaining smart appearance and crisp efficiency: The commander was concerned more with spit and polish than with the company s morale. * * * …
4spit and polish — n. orderliness; ceremonial precision and orderliness. □ I like spit and polish. It comes from being in the military. □ There is no such thing as too much spit and polish …
5spit and polish — noun Etymology: from the practice of polishing objects such as shoes by spitting on them and then rubbing them with a cloth Date: 1895 extreme attention to cleanliness, orderliness, smartness of appearance, and ceremony often at the expense of… …
6spit and polish — cleaning and rubbing. All it needed was a bit of spit and polish and we got it looking as good as new …
7spit and polish — ► spit and polish thorough cleaning and polishing. Main Entry: ↑spit …
8spit-and-polish — adjective see spit and polish …
9spit-and-polish — See spit and polish. * * * …
10ground and polish — To cut and polish a crankshaft bearing surface to precision specifications …
