"she's apples" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: en-au-she's apples.ogg
Etymology: From rhyming slang - apples and spice = nice. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=she's apples}} she's apples
  1. (Australia, colloquial) Everything is all right, or in good working order. Tags: Australia, colloquial Related terms: she'll be apples, no worries, she'll be sweet, she's jake
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          "ref": "1989, Bill Pearson, Six Stories, page 28:",
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          "ref": "1997, Lee Chittick, Terry Fox, Travelling with Percy: A South Coast Journey, page 94:",
          "text": "I'm no good now, I'm burnt out. I was real good but only got one good and one bad one. My leg, look! That's it! But the other leg, she's apples. And that's how it is.",
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