spit and polish

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spit and polish

orderliness; ceremonial precision and orderliness. I like spit and polish. It comes from being in the military. There is no such thing as too much spit and polish.

See also: and, polish, spit

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Question marks were put against his temperament after a training-ground bust-up with Smith's assistant, Ally McCoist, but spit and polish has led to Fleck, right, going onwards and upwards after his fall from grace. Scrubbing the gaffer's boots helps me keep my feet on the ground; ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) The script has also had a bit of spit and polish to bring it back up to date, with mentions of mobile phones and digital cameras keeping everything fresh. A great day out for all - including the audience; THEATRE REVIEWOur ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Furthermore, if you take a look at the metal or chrome on your vehicle and realize it could use a bit of spit and polish, well, aren't you a tad envious of the gleaming car that just whizzed by? Polishing Different Types of Metal ? Make Your Rims and Wheels Shine by Sarah Gorren / Automobile industry community			spill guts spill into spill out spill over spill over on spill the beans spin spin a line spin a yarn spin around spin doctor spin in grave spin off spin out spin out of spin wheels spine spiral spiral down spiral up spirit spirit away spirit off spit spit and image of spit and polish spit at spit blood spit in spit nails spit on spit out spit up spit-and-sawdust spite splash splash about splash down splash on splash over splash up splash with splatter up splay out splice splice to splice together splinter off split split a gut split between			Spirurida infections spiruroid Spiruroidea Spiruroidea Spiry Spiry Spirytus Spirytus rektyfikowany SPIS SPISD SPISE SPISP SPISPOPD Spiss Spissated Spissated spissitude spissitude Spisska Nova Ves Spisula solida spit spit spit spit spit spit Spit (disambiguation) Spit (disambiguation) Spit (disambiguation) spit and image of spit and polish spit at spit blood spit blood spit blood spit blood Spit bug Spit bug Spit bugs Spit bugs spit chips spit chips spit chips spit chips spit curl spit curls Spit Hitting The Spam spit in spit in the eye spit in the eye spit in the eye spit in the face spit in the face spit in the face spit in the wind spit in the wind spit in the wind Spit insect Spit insect spit into the wind spit into the wind

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