spick and span
Perfectly neat, pristine
Spick and span means completely clean, fresh, or new—spotless and orderly: The house was spick and span for the guests.
The phrase emphasizes thoroughness, suggesting not just cleanliness but pristine condition.
Sometimes spelled spic and span.
The variant span-new is archaic for brand-new.
- shipshapeOrderly and neat
- tidyFree from clutter
- neatOrderly, or undiluted
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
spruce · scrubbed · spotless · clean as a whistle · presentable · squeaky clean · clean · white glove test · uncluttered · orderly · well-kept · brand-new · pristine · sparkling · spit and polish · trim · neat as a pin · bright
- cleanlinessclean, cleanliness, clean up, dirty, neatness
- getting organizedget organized, in order, put in place, straighten up, tidy up
- appearance idiomsall dolled up, dolled up, done up, dressed to kill, dressed to the nines
- pairspair, pairs, two, duo, duos
- bathroom slangpee, poop, poo, potty, wee