单词 | squeaky clean |
释义 | > as lemmassqueaky clean squeaky clean adj. (also with hyphen) (of hair, etc.) washed and rinsed so clean that it squeaks; completely clean; frequently figurative, above criticism, beyond reproach. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > [adjective] cleanc897 fair?c1225 netc1330 cleanly1340 unspotted1382 blotless?a1400 unwemmeda1400 spotlessc1400 neat1494 unblotted1548 unstained1555 stainlessa1586 exempt1586 unsoiledc1592 undefiled1596 unsullied1598 dirtlessa1618 immaculatea1631 innocent1645 unsmeared1648 unsmutched1809 speckless1827 spandy-clean1838 unblackened1864 soilless1868 smudgeless1924 clinical1932 squeaky clean1975 society > morality > virtue > absence of moral flaw > [adjective] holyc1200 lackless1377 faultlessc1400 lily-white1961 squeaky clean1975 1975 Country Life 8 May 1176/2 No one..is in a position to criticise... No one is, in the current idiom, that squeaky-clean. 1976 N. Thornburg Cutter & Bone i. 24 Still towelling his hair, Bone returned to the living room... ‘Behold, the squeaky clean Richard Bone.’ 1978 Guardian Weekly 13 Aug. 16/2 The [Ford Motor] company has denied making any illegal payments, claiming that it is ‘squeaky clean’ in this area. 1980 Outdoor Life (U.S.) (Northeast ed.) Oct. 47/1 Another may be squeaky clean on wilderness set-aside, for example, but falter badly when it comes down to a sensible attitude on gun control. 1981 L. Deighton XPD xvii. 155 His..long dark hair was wavy and squeaky clean. < as lemmas |
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