Headquarters needed to look spic-and-span for the Life magazine shoot. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Folsom: Gangster Chic: Joey Gallo] Reference
He was extremely spic-and-span in appearance, and wore light-coloured kid gloves. From Wordnik.com. [The Heavenly Twins] Reference
Geof named a sergeant, a spic-and-span officer with a stern, reserved personality and a paradoxically sweet smile. From Wordnik.com. [Twilight] Reference
Ishmael agreed that a spic-and-span, spanking-new Cessna, feather light, fast even at impulse speed, was what was needed here. From Wordnik.com. [Just a Corpse at Twilight]
Riker refrained from commenting on the general disarray that was a direct contrast to the spic-and-span environment of the Enterprise. From Wordnik.com. [Star Trek: A Rock and a Hard Place] Reference
I admit it: I've bristled a time or two at the suggestion that a spic-and-span house, incessant reading, and parenting seem effortless in your neck of the woods. From Wordnik.com. [A fan letter] Reference
I consulted the fascinating study by Witold Rybczynski, Home: A Short History of an Idea, to find out the story behind the beautiful paintings and spic-and-span interiors of Dutch homes. From Wordnik.com. [Dutch Domesticity in the Golden Age] Reference
The check-in is prompt and polite, and their counter is spic-and-span (and yes, that does make an impression when, as in Delhi, it adjoins the peeling Air Dakkan — as we refer to it — counter). From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-06-01] Reference
Enough accepted his invitation to create an inspired compromise between restaurant-style comfort -- table service, spic-and-span toilets, menus with clear prices -- and the immediacy of the street-food experience. From Wordnik.com. [Street Smarts] Reference
Three months later it was transformed into what the realtor called "a spic-and-span charmer of a cottage in the woods," and after repaying his friends and the bank and the unbelievably patient credit manager at Lowe's, Don walked away from the place with nine thousand dollars in capital. From Wordnik.com. [Homebody]
We took a quick tour of the spic-and-span kitchen at Eucalyptus restaurant. From Wordnik.com. [English-writing Israeli-bloggers] Reference
Joaquín Martínez 20: 18, 12 March 2009 (EDT) the pages are now spic-and-span. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The frontline FOB where I landed and its soldiers, by contrast, are spic-and-span. From Wordnik.com. [Asia Times Online] Reference
Everything looked spic-and-span new, very unlike our old-fashioned English country towns. From Wordnik.com. [A Boy's Voyage Round the World] Reference
And keeping the all-black building spic-and-span in the sandy environment is not an easy task. From Wordnik.com. [azcentral.com | news] Reference
It's all white, but things here aren't too spic-and-span, which is part of what we're liking. From Wordnik.com. [Apartment Therapy Main] Reference
Both choices not only look great, but should keep your Magic Mouse looking spic-and-span for quite some time. From Wordnik.com. [PCWorld] Reference
This youth was spic-and-span from the Military Academy, with a top-dressing of three months 'thoughtful travel in Germany. From Wordnik.com. [The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories] Reference
Pick a single space in your room or office -- a desk, a bookshelf, a chair piled with laundry -- and clean it until it's spic-and-span. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
Let's hope there is some serious spring cleaning going on at Laney, and come next week, the school can show off spic-and-span facilities. From Wordnik.com. [news | WM | http://www.starnewsonline.com] Reference
Every man was looking up his best riding dress and putting it into spic-and-span order, and the whole place rang with the sound of cheery voices and the clash of steel. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret Chamber at Chad] Reference
Grease is the worst foe of a kitchen backsplash, so if you can get a product that will clean the grease as well as make the tile shine you will have spic-and-span and beautiful kitchen backsplash tile. From Wordnik.com. [Article Source] Reference
Perhaps the spic-and-span chap on the bank, with the sleek coat and black-tipped tail, was one of the kind that didn't like to get his feet wet. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Grumpy Weasel Sleepy-Time Tales] Reference
4: 00AM Monday Sep 28, 2009 Reduce: The first step to fighting mess and keeping your home spic-and-span is getting rid of all that stuff you never use. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Air Canada expected to expand technical services for travelling public] Reference
Judging from these filthy pictures, I guess the old stories of new recruits having to scrub the barracks all night with their toothbrushes until they’re spic-and-span are just urban myth. From Wordnik.com. [Decrepit Army Barracks Exposed on YouTube - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Even if you think having cleaner dishes in the dishwasher might make the device run more efficiently and give you spic-and-span results, you’re still wasting water, electricity, and detergent, as one appliance design consultant explains. From Wordnik.com. [Don’t Clean Dishes Before Putting Them In The Dishwasher | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
Do you prefer a spic-and-span clean house?. From Wordnik.com. [carinosa34 Diary Entry] Reference
So that has to be in spic-and-span condition. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 11, 2009] Reference
Everything was spic-and-span. From Wordnik.com. [Zebratown] Reference
6 Keep your house spic-and-span. From Wordnik.com. [How To Buy & Sell just about Everything] Reference
I’m sure Mary has everything spic-and-span. From Wordnik.com. [Night Fires] Reference
All aglow our spic-and-span trolley cars -- all our trolley cars are spic-and-span -- ride down the way like. From Wordnik.com. [Walking-Stick Papers] Reference
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