in good repair
in good/poor/etc. repair
In a certain state or condition, as specified by the adjective used before "repair." Primarily heard in UK. It's a beautiful house, but the heating system is in very poor repair. The manuscript is in remarkably good repair, considering its age.
See also: good, poor, repair
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
in good repair
Fig. operating well; well taken care of. (Usually said of a thing rather than a person.) The house is in good repair and ought to attract a number of potential buyers. If the car were in good repair, it would run more smoothly.
See also: good, repair
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- make a fist of
- make a good/bad/etc. fist of (something)
- appropriate for
- arsis
- arsy
- arsy-varsy
- arsy-versy
- bulletproof
- man-to-man