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in apple-pie order in apple-pie orderVery neat and organized. Don't worry, we'll find that file—Elaine keeps all the records in apple-pie order.See also: order*in apple-pie orderFig. in very good order; very well organized. (*Typically: be ~; get something ~; put something ~.) Please put everything in apple-pie order before you leave. I always put my desk in apple-pie order every evening. I've put my entire life into apple-pie order.See also: orderin apple-pie order OLD-FASHIONEDIf a place is in apple-pie order, everything in it is very tidy and well-organized. Apart from the scaffolding and plastic sheeting that still remained, they found everything in apple-pie order. On the upper deck everything was very much in apple pie order. Note: This expression is thought to come from the French for `from head to foot', referring originally to a well-kept suit of armour or military uniform. See also: orderin apple-pie order in perfect order or neatness. The origin of the phrase, which is first recorded in 1780 , is unclear. It may be traceable back to Old French cap a pie ‘head to foot’; it may be an alteration of French nappe pliée ‘folded cloth’ (which is where ‘apple-pie bed’ comes from); or it may simply be a reference to a literal apple pie.See also: orderin apple-pie ˈorder neat and very well organized: She keeps the accounts in apple-pie order.See also: order |