spick and span in English

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more spick and span",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most spick and span",
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        "superlative"
      ]
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          "word": "spick-and-span"
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        "(idiomatic) Alternative form of spick-and-span"
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  "word": "spick and span"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more spick and span",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most spick and span",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "spick and span (comparative more spick and span, superlative most spick and span)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "word": "spick-and-span"
        }
      ],
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        "English coordinated pairs",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
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      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of spick-and-span"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "spick-and-span",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) Alternative form of spick-and-span"
      ],
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  ],
  "word": "spick and span"
}

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"spick and span" meaning in English

Adjective