Similar words: penny wise and pound foolish, polish, polisher, polished, hospitalise, polish up, polish off, unpolished. Meaning: n. careful attention to order and appearance (as in the military).
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(1) The car needs some spit and polish.
(2) A little spit and polish, and a pair of determined, busy hands.
(3) We could well do without so much spit and polish as part of our routine.
(4) With a bit of spit and polish the and tables will look as good as new.
(5) I like spit and polish. It comes from being in the military.
(6) The travellers looked weather - beaten , there was little spit and polish.
(7) It was Christmas, so Ellen gave the dining room a little extra spit and polish.
(8) After the inevitable nil-nil draw it's back to the management section for some between-match spit and polish.
(9) She and Ellen between them had turned out the dining-room, giving it extra spit and polish because of Christmas.
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