- shipshape and bristol fashion
- Shipshape and Bristol fashionIf things are shipshape and Bristol fashion, they are in perfect working order.
The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.
shipshape and bristol fashion
Look at other dictionaries:
shipshape and Bristol fashion — If things are shipshape and Bristol fashion, they are in perfect working order. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Shipshape and Bristol fashion — If things are shipshape and Bristol fashion, they are in perfect working order … Dictionary of English idioms
shipshape and Bristol fashion — adjective Tidily tied down and secure … Wiktionary
Shipshape and Bristol fashion — … Wikipedia
bristol fashion — n. (functioning as predic.adj.) (in full shipshape and Bristol fashion) orig. Naut. with all in good order. * * * adjective Usage: usually capitalized B : in good order : shipshape spick and span, shipshape and Bristol fashion Jack Lusby * * * in … Useful english dictionary
Bristol fashion — in good order; trim: shipshape and Bristol fashion. [1830 40; after BRISTOL, England] * * * … Universalium
shipshape — (also shipshape and Bristol fashion) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ orderly and neat. ORIGIN Bristol fashion refers to the commercial prosperity of Bristol when its shipping trade was thriving … English terms dictionary
Bristol Harbour — is the harbour in the city of Bristol, England. The harbour covers an area of convert|70|acre|ha|1|abbr=off|lk=on. It has existed since the 13th century but was developed into its current form in the early 19th century by installing lock gates on … Wikipedia
shipshape — /ˈʃɪpʃeɪp / (say shipshayp) adjective 1. in good order; well arranged; neat; tidy. –adverb 2. in a shipshape manner. –phrase 3. (all) shipshape and Bristol fashion, Colloquial extremely tidy. {Phrase Origin: from the reputation for efficiency… …
shipshape — ship|shape [ˈʃıpʃeıp] adj [not before noun] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: shipshapen made appropriate for a ship (1600 1700), from shapen, old past participle of shape] neat and clean ▪ Let s get this house shipshape. shipshape and Bristol fashion… … Dictionary of contemporary English
