in good, bad, etc. nick
in good/poor/etc. nick
In a certain condition, as specified by the adjective used before "nick." Can be used to refer to the physical condition of something or to someone's health. Primarily heard in UK. Our local football club has struggled in the last few years. We don't get many new players, and our pitch has been in poor nick for as long as I can remember. He had a long road to recovery after the surgery, but he's in good nick now.
See also: good, nick, poor
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
in good, bad, etc. ˈnick
(British English, informal) in good/bad condition or health: When I last saw him he looked in pretty good nick. She wants to sell the bike, but she won’t get very much for it because it’s in terrible nick.See also: nick
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- in good/poor/etc. nick
- in nick
- be in the pink of condition
- get into the pink of condition
- in the pink
- mint condition, in
- in mint condition
- be in mint condition
- mint
- in an interesting condition