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♦ apple /ˈæpl/n.● apple brandy, distillato di sidro □ apple-cart ► applecart □ apple-cheeked, con le guance rosse come mele □ apple crumble, apple crumble (dolce di mele coperte da un impasto sbriciolato di farina, burro e zucchero) □ apple green, verde mela □ (fam. Austral.) the Apple Isle, la Tasmania ( nota produttrice di mele) □ (mitol. e fig.) the apple of discord, il pomo della discordia □ the apple of sb. 's eye, la pupilla degli occhi di q. □ apple orchard, meleto □ ( USA) apple pie, torta di mele □ apple-pie, a. tipicamente americano ( come la torta di mele); americano al 100% □ apple-pie bed, sacco nel letto ( scherzo) □ (fam. USA) apple-polisher, (fig.) lecchino; filone □ apple sauce, salsa di mele; (fam. USA) chiacchiere, sciocchezze, parole adulatorie □ (fam. GB) apples and pears, scale (termine di ► «rhyming slang», ► to rhyme) □ (fam.) in apple-pie order, in perfetto ordine □ (fam. USA) How do you like them apples?, embè, che ne dici? (iron.) □ (fam. Austral.) She's (o She'll be) apples!, va tutto bene; è tutto OK.
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Apple-pie order — Apple pie Ap ple pie A pie made of apples (usually sliced or stewed) with spice and sugar. [1913 Webster] {Apple pie bed}, a bed in which, as a joke, the sheets are so doubled (like the cover of an apple turnover) as to prevent any one from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apple pie order — Everything is in perfect order and tidy if it is in apple pie order … The small dictionary of idiomes
apple-pie order — ► NOUN ▪ perfect order … English terms dictionary
apple-pie order — n. Informal neat, orderly condition … English World dictionary
apple-pie order — excellent or perfect order: Her desk is always in apple pie order. [1770 80] * * * ˌapple pie ˈorder 7 [apple pie order] noun uncountable the state of being very carefully and neatly arranged • Everything was in apple pie order … Useful english dictionary
apple-pie order — If something is in apple pie order, it is well organized or in perfect order. They made sure the house was in apple pie order before their parents arrived back home … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
apple-pie order — {n. phr.}, {informal} Exact orderly arrangement, neatness; tidy arrangement. * /The house was in apple pie order./ * /Like a good secretary, she kept the boss s desk in apple pie order./ … Dictionary of American idioms
apple-pie order — {n. phr.}, {informal} Exact orderly arrangement, neatness; tidy arrangement. * /The house was in apple pie order./ * /Like a good secretary, she kept the boss s desk in apple pie order./ … Dictionary of American idioms
apple-pie\ order — n. phr. informal Exact orderly arrangement, neatness; tidy arrangement. The house was in apple pie order. Like a good secretary, she kept the boss s desk in apple pie order … Словарь американских идиом
apple-pie order — noun (U) be in applepie order to be in perfect order or perfectly arranged: His tools are always in apple pie order … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
apple-pie order — excellent or perfect order: Her desk is always in apple pie order. [1770 80] * * * … Universalium