Spit-and-polish | Word Spit-and-polish at Open Dictionary of English by LearnThat Foundation

Clark had had the spit-and-polish veneer of a Marine recruit.
Nobody, from himself on down, bothered with spit-and-polish today.
Above all he took a dim view of spit-and-polish martinets in uniform.
The spit-and-polish Marine Corps officer swiftly brought himself under control.

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