Other expressions meaning very neat and clean: “Her house always looks ________.”
| SPICK AND SPAN | 358 |
| NEAT AS A PIN | 243 |
| SPOTLESS | 178 |
| TIDY | 164 |
| IMMACULATE | 137 |
| NEAT | 21 |
| CLEAN AS A PIN | 19 |
| NICE | 15 |
| JUST SO | 13 |
| CLEAN AS A WHISTLE | 10 |
| IN ORDER | 10 |
| PERFECT | 10 |
| SHIPSHAPE | 9 |
| LIKE A BANDBOX | 8 |
| NR | 8 |
| ORDERLY | 8 |
| VERY TIDY | 8 |
| GOOD | 7 |
| IN APPLE-PIE ORDER | 7 |
| SO TIDY | 7 |
| WELL-KEPT | 7 |
| NEAT AS WAX | 5 |
| SLICK AS A WHISTLE | 5 |
| SPARKLING | 5 |
| APPLE-PIE ORDER | 4 |
| NASTY-NEAT | 4 |
| PRIM | 4 |
| UP TO SNUFF | 4 |
| YOU COULD EAT OFF THE FLOOR | 4 |
| BEAUTIFUL | 3 |
| LIKE A PIN | 3 |
| NEAT AND TIDY | 3 |
| NEAT AS A WHISTLE | 3 |
| SHINING | 3 |
| SLICK | 3 |
| TRIM | 3 |
| VERY NICE | 3 |
| AS NEAT AS A PIN | 2 |
| CLEAN AS WAX | 2 |
| EAT OFF THE FLOOR | 2 |
| FIT AS A FIDDLE | 2 |
| FRESH | 2 |
| LIKE WAX | 2 |
| METICULOUS | 2 |
| PIZEN-NEAT | 2 |
| PROPER | 2 |
| REAL NICE | 2 |
| REAL TIDY | 2 |
| SHARP | 2 |
| SPIFFY | 2 |
| TOGETHER | 2 |
| ALL REDD UP | 1 |
| ALWAYS IN GOOD SHAPE | 1 |
| ALWAYS IN ORDER | 1 |
| AS IF YOU COULD EAT OFF THE FLOOR | 1 |
| AS THOUGH YOU COULD EAT OFF THE FLOOR | 1 |
| ATTRACTIVE | 1 |
| BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS | 1 |
| BEYOND COMPARISON | 1 |
| BRAND-NEW | 1 |
| BRIGHT AS A PIN | 1 |
| CAP-A-PIE | 1 |
| CLEAN AND NEAT | 1 |
| CLEAN AS A HOUND’S TOOTH | 1 |
| CLEAN AS A NEW PENNY | 1 |
| CLEAN ENOUGH TO EAT OFF THE FLOOR | 1 |
| CLEANED UP | 1 |
| DAINTY | 1 |
| DANDY | 1 |
| EAT OFF THE FLOORS | 1 |
| ELEGANT | 1 |
| EXQUISITE | 1 |
| FANCY | 1 |
| FASTIDIOUS | 1 |
| FIT FOR A KING | 1 |
| FRESH AND CLEAN | 1 |
| FUNERAL CLEAN | 1 |
| GOOD AND CLEAN | 1 |
| HER HOUSE SHINES LIKE A NIGGER’S HEEL | 1 |
| HOSPITAL CLEAN | 1 |
| IMMACULATED | 1 |
| IMPECCABLE | 1 |
| IN PERFECT ORDER | 1 |
| IN TIP-TOP ORDER | 1 |
| IN TIP-TOP SHAPE | 1 |
| JUST LIKE A BANDBOX | 1 |
| JUST RIGHT | 1 |
| JUST SO-SO | 1 |
| JUST SPOTLESS | 1 |
| LIKE A MUSEUM | 1 |
| LIKE A NEW PIN | 1 |
| LIKE A PIN-BASKET | 1 |
| LIKE A SHOWPLACE | 1 |
| LIKE IT’S NEVER BEEN USED | 1 |
| LIKE NOBODY LIVES IN IT | 1 |
| LIKE THE INSIDE OF A BANDBOX | 1 |
| LIKE THE PREACHER WAS COMING | 1 |
| LIKE YOU CAN EAT OFF THE FLOOR | 1 |
| NEAT AND CLEAN | 1 |
| NEAT AND NICE | 1 |
| NEAT AND TRIM | 1 |
| NEAT AS A BANDBOX | 1 |
| NEAT AS A BUTTON | 1 |
| NICE AND CLEAN | 1 |
| NICE AND NEAT | 1 |
| NICE AND TIDY | 1 |
| NOT A SPECK OF DIRT IN IT | 1 |
| OUT OF A BANDBOX | 1 |
| PERFECT CLEAN | 1 |
| PERK | 1 |
| PERNICKETY | 1 |
| PETITE | 1 |
| PICKED UP | 1 |
| POPPING FRESH | 1 |
| PRECISE | 1 |
| PRETTY | 1 |
| PRETTY AND CLEAN | 1 |
| PRIM AND PROPER | 1 |
| REALLY NICE | 1 |
| REDD UP | 1 |
| RIGHT UP TO PAR | 1 |
| RIGHT UP TO SNUFF | 1 |
| SCRUBBED | 1 |
| SCRUPULOUS | 1 |
| SCRUPULOUSLY NEAT | 1 |
| SHE’S A DUTCH HOUSEWIFE | 1 |
| SHE’S A GERMAN HOUSEWIFE | 1 |
| SHE’S A PERFECTIONIST | 1 |
| SHINED UP | 1 |
| SHINY | 1 |
| SLICK AS A FIDDLE | 1 |
| SLICK AS A PIN | 1 |
| SLICKED UP | 1 |
| SNAZZY | 1 |
| SO CLEAN | 1 |
| SO CLEAN YOU COULD EAT OFF THE FLOOR | 1 |
| SO IMMACULATE | 1 |
| SO NEAT | 1 |
| SO NEAT AND CLEAN | 1 |
| SO PERFECT | 1 |
| SO SLICK | 1 |
| SPICK AND SPANK | 1 |
| SPINK AND SPAN | 1 |
| SPIT AND POLISH | 1 |
| SPIT CLEAN | 1 |
| TIDIED UP | 1 |
| TIDY AND TRIM | 1 |
| TIDY AS A PIN | 1 |
| TIP-TOP | 1 |
| TIP-TOP SHAPE | 1 |
| TOO CLEAN | 1 |
| TOO PERFECT | 1 |
| TOPS | 1 |
| UNCLUTTERED | 1 |
| UNLIVED-IN | 1 |
| UP TO DATE | 1 |
| VERY CLEAN | 1 |
| WELL-FINISHED | 1 |
| WELL-SCRUBBED | 1 |
| YOU COULD EAT OFF THE KITCHEN FLOOR | 1 |
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