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neat as a new pin

Very neat, tidy, and clean. I expected Danny's student apartment to be a total mess, but it was neat as a new pin!

(as) neat as ninepence

Very tidy, neat, and well-organized; in good order. After my kids made me breakfast in bed, I expected the kitchen to be a mess. But was I ever surprised to find the whole place as neat as ninepence when I came downstairs! James is so meticulous with his office, always keeping it neat as ninepence.

neat as a bandbox

Impeccably dressed; stylish. A bandbox is a container that was used to store accessories like collars and ruffs. Dave, I just love that suit and tie on you! You look neat as a bandbox!

(as) neat as a pin

Tidy; clean; in good or neat order. I expected Danny's student apartment to be a total mess, but it was as neat as a pin when we arrived! I expect you to leave this kitchen neat as a pin when you finish for the night, understand?

*neat as a pin

Cliché neat and orderly. (*Also: as ~.) Brad is such a good housekeeper; his apartment is always as neat as a pin. Joanne certainly is well-organized. Her desk is neat as a pin.

neat

1. mod. great; cool; fine. That was not a very neat thing to do.

2. exclam. Wow! (Usually Neat!) Neat! I’m glad you came.

neat as a pin

Trim, orderly. This term dates from the late eighteenth century and appeared in print in several works by John Wolcot (who used the pseudonym Peter Pindar), as “neat as a new pin.”

See also: neat, pin

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Although the room temperature tensile strength of the black filled compounds is similar to the neat polymer, incorporation of the filler improves the retention of stress-strain properties of the polymer at elevated test temperatures.

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Neat, even for those who do not go all the way with his analyses, makes it easier to understand and appreciate them.

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Speaking ahead of an anniversary gig at Electric Brixton in London on May 24, Neat thanked Kanye West for keeping garage mainstream.

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Combined with Neat software,the HP Office jet 8040 lets customers easily capture and organize receipts, business cards and other documents and unlock the critical information in those files.

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A former neuroscientist turned food product innovator, neat co-founder Laura Lapp started experimenting with meat replacement recipes as a way to provide nutritious, yet tasty meals for her family.

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Figure 1 shows the DSC traces of the melt-quenched samples of neat PHBHHX, neat PVPh and their blends.

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A subgroup H of G is said to be neat subgroup of G, if any equation px=a with a H is solvable in H, whenever it is solvable in G where p is an arbitrary prime.

On the Neat Essential Extensions of Abelian Groups

Neat was the word for her, always neat, always a little different even as a leggy schoolgirl in long black stockings and gymslip.

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Neat Solutions established the category of disposable "germ busters" for on-the-go mothers in 1995, when Besner's 6-month-old son kept tossing his restaurant-provided place mat to the floor.

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At 11% to 25% CaCO3, dart impact improves over neat resin, but it drops below neat resin at filler levels up to 10%, as Heritage tests show.

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NEAT advisor Naomi Wright was able to put together a package of advice, support and financial help to find Mr Norwood a job that suited him.

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Neat, Neat, Neat, The Damned at the Dysart Miners' Welfare Club in 1977.

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