"fox's socks" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-fox's socks.ogg
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  1. (rare, idiomatic, usually preceded by the) Something or someone that is ideal or very pleasing. Tags: idiomatic, plural, plural-only, rare
    Sense id: en-fox's_socks-en-noun-nhOvAdZY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Synonyms: all that and a bag of chips, antelope's cantaloupes [euphemistic], ant's pants [Australia], bee's knees, bollocks [British, vulgar], cat's ass [vulgar], cat's meow, cat's pajamas, cat's pyjamas, cat's whiskers, cream of the crop, crème de la crème, da bomb [slang], dog's bollocks [British, slang, vulgar], dog's dangly bits [British, euphemistic, slang], finger-lickin' good, finger-licking good, flea's eyebrows, fox's socks, greatest thing since sliced bread, gold standard, kitty's titties [vulgar], llama's pajamas, mutt's nuts [vulgar], ne plus ultra, spider's ankles [Ireland], the bomb [slang], the business [British], the shit [vulgar], the tits [vulgar]
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