KK34a

Other expressions meaning very neat and clean: “Their house always looks ________.”

This question was slightly altered and recoded; it can be compared to the 1965–70 question KK34.

IMMACULATE 8
SPICK AND SPAN 8
SPOTLESS 7
CLEAN AS A WHISTLE 6
NEAT AS A PIN 5
TIDY 5
JUST SO 3
CLEAN AS A PIN 2
SHIPSHAPE 2
LIKE A PICTURE IN A MAGAZINE 1
METICULOUS 1
PERFECT 1
READY FOR COMPANY 1
SPIC AND SPAN 1
SPIFFY 1
TIP TOP 1
UNLIVED IN 1

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