apple pie order

apple-pie order

A very organized and neat state. Don't worry, we'll find that file—Elaine keeps all the records in apple-pie order.

apple pie order

Neat, orderly, well organized. Although the exact derivation is unknown, folk etymology (which word detectives fall back on when there's nothing more authoritative) suggests the following: New England housewives were so organized at slicing apples for their pies, laying out the slices inside the crust, and then making sure that the top and bottom crusts were evenly pinched together that their meticulousness gave rise to the phrase.

词组	apple pie order
释义	apple pie order apple-pie order A very organized and neat state. Don't worry, we'll find that file—Elaine keeps all the records in apple-pie order. See also: order Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. apple pie order Neat, orderly, well organized. Although the exact derivation is unknown, folk etymology (which word detectives fall back on when there's nothing more authoritative) suggests the following: New England housewives were so organized at slicing apples for their pies, laying out the slices inside the crust, and then making sure that the top and bottom crusts were evenly pinched together that their meticulousness gave rise to the phrase. See also: apple, order, pie Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price See also: apple-pie order in apple-pie order be in apple-pie order in order on the order of place an order place an/the/(one's) order order from order from (someone or something) order in References in periodicals archive Also in trouble was Matthew Henry, who picked up a three-day careless-riding ban (September 17-19) for his display on Apple Pie Order in the maiden Horse Racing: Perfect Star set to make quick reappearance in Listed event; SALISBURY His white 1964 Silver Cloud III is in apple pie order and up for auction next month in New York, complete with a sheaf of history, including a bill of sale listing Muhammad Ali Holdings Inc as the owner. Rear View Mirror: Muhammad Ali And then, over a cocktail, as you perused the menu, Crome would turn up again to make sure that everything was still in apple pie order. And then, probably during dinner, he would do a final check to see that the food and the cooking was to everyone's liking. Guests get personal touch If McDonald's were to put the dispensers in the back kitchen area, he said apple pie orders would probably be cut by half. Dunkin' pushin' cashiers to 'upsell' after morning rush
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