The house was in apple-pie order.
Like a good secretary, she kept the boss's desk in apple-pie order.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
Apple-pie order — Apple pie Ap ple pie A pie made of apples (usually sliced or stewed) with spice and sugar. [1913 Webster] {Apple pie bed}, a bed in which, as a joke, the sheets are so doubled (like the cover of an apple turnover) as to prevent any one from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apple pie order — Everything is in perfect order and tidy if it is in apple pie order … The small dictionary of idiomes
apple-pie order — ► NOUN ▪ perfect order … English terms dictionary
apple-pie order — n. Informal neat, orderly condition … English World dictionary
apple-pie order — excellent or perfect order: Her desk is always in apple pie order. [1770 80] * * * ˌapple pie ˈorder 7 [apple pie order] noun uncountable the state of being very carefully and neatly arranged • Everything was in apple pie order … Useful english dictionary
apple-pie order — If something is in apple pie order, it is well organized or in perfect order. They made sure the house was in apple pie order before their parents arrived back home … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
apple-pie order — {n. phr.}, {informal} Exact orderly arrangement, neatness; tidy arrangement. * /The house was in apple pie order./ * /Like a good secretary, she kept the boss s desk in apple pie order./ … Dictionary of American idioms
apple-pie order — {n. phr.}, {informal} Exact orderly arrangement, neatness; tidy arrangement. * /The house was in apple pie order./ * /Like a good secretary, she kept the boss s desk in apple pie order./ … Dictionary of American idioms
apple-pie order — noun (U) be in applepie order to be in perfect order or perfectly arranged: His tools are always in apple pie order … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
apple-pie order — excellent or perfect order: Her desk is always in apple pie order. [1770 80] * * * … Universalium
