| 单词 | spit and polish |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspit and polish 10. spit and polish, the occupation of cleaning up or furbishing, as part of the work of a sailor or soldier; also in extended use, precise correctness, smartness; frequently as a derogatory expression in contrast with purposeful work or utility. Also attributive, smart in appearance; hence spit-and-polished adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > [noun] > cleaning as part of work of sailor or soldier spit and polish1895 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] > neatness or trimness dapperness1530 featishness1530 trimness1552 neatness1555 featness1576 pickedness1578 spruceness1594 comptness1611 deftness1612 smugness1632 jemminess1756 spick and span1758 smartness1768 sprucery1813 dapperism1830 nattiness1846 sleekness1866 spit and polish1895 spick-and-spanness1911 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [noun] > useless correctness or smartness spit and polish1895 stuffed-shirtedness1981 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > neat or trim netc1330 pertc1330 cleanc1386 nicec1400 picked?c1425 dapperc1440 feata1471 gim1513 trig1513 well-trimmedc1513 trick1533 smirk1534 tricksy1552 neat1559 netty1573 deft1579 primpc1590 briska1593 smug1598 spruce1598 sprink1602 terse1602 compt1632 nitle1673 sprig1675 snod1691 tight1697 smugged1706 snug1714 pensy1718 fitty1746 jemmy1751 sprucy1774 smartc1778 natty1785 spry1806 perjink1808 soigné1821 nutty1823 toiletted1823 taut1829 spick and span1846 spicy1846 groomed1853 spiffy1853 well-groomed1865 bandboxy1870 perjinkity1880 spick-span1888 bandbox1916 tiddly1925 whip-smart1937 spit and polish1950 spit-and-polished1977 1895 Westm. Gaz. 13 Nov. 3/2 After all his energies had been expended on what in old days was termed ‘spit and polish’, he took the cow-pen in hand. 1898 United Service Mag. Dec. 277 To lessen the time spent in spit and polish to the detriment of real cavalry work. 1914 Ld. C. Beresford Mem. I. 120 From that day onwards I set myself steadily against bright-work and spit-and-polish. 1920 Q. Rev. Jan. 196 Gunnery had been neglected in pursuit of ‘spit and polish’. 1949 ‘J. Tey’ Brat Farrar xiii. 116 He had understood Brat's distrust of the [stables'] spit and polish. 1950 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 23 Sept. 1/7 Officially Pretzer was..part of the spit and polish First Infantry Division. 1958 Times 12 Nov. 3/3 Holst's suite, ‘The Planets’, was very, very much better..thanks to..the orchestra's ever~increasing spit-and-polish. 1977 L. Meynell Hooky gets Wooden Spoon xiii. 172 Some nice chubby-faced spit and polish Sandhurst type. 1977 Times 8 Nov. 4/3 The spit-and-polished toecaps of his boots. 1979 United States 1980–1 (Penguin Travel Guides) 614 The 4,300 spit-and-polished midshipmen have a 3:45 pm dress parade on Warden Field. < as lemmas |
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