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Spit and polish   /spɪt ənd pˈɑlɪʃ/   Listen
Spit and polish

noun
1.
Careful attention to order and appearance (as in the military).





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"Spit and polish" Quotes from Famous Books



... that General Allenby when he took over the E.E.F. was much shocked at the sartorial appearance of the infantry. We must indeed have afforded a sad contrast to the cavalry in France, but the conditions of life certainly did not lend themselves to spit and polish. ...
— The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 • F.L. Morrison


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