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*slick as a whistle
quickly and cleanly; quickly and skillfully. (*Also: as ~.) Tom took a broom and a mop and cleaned the place up as slick as a whistle. slick as a whistle, Sally pulled off the bandage. See also: whistle slick something down to brush or comb down hair, usually with some sort of dressing or water. He used something gooey—grease or something—to slick his hair down. Please slick down your hair. You look a mess. slick something up to tidy up something or some place. I have to slick this house up a little. Please slick up this room before company gets here. See also: up Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To dress it up, add a hair jewel and fan out a few strands on to the forehead, slicking with serum to hold. |
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