span 成语

brand new/ brand spanking new

not used at all, just off the assembly line Imagine a brand new Mercedes in an accident. What a shame!

spic and span

very clean, very neat The house was spic and span when we returned from our holiday.

spick-and-span

Idiom(s): spick-and-span

Theme: CLEANING

very clean. (Informal. Fixed order.)
• I have to clean up the house and get it spick-and-span for the party Friday night.
• I love to have everything around me spick-and-span.

Spanish practices

Unauthorized working methods that benefit those who follow them are Spanish practices.

Spanner in the works

(UK) If someone puts or throws a spanner in the works, they ruin a plan. In American English, 'wrench' is used instead of 'spanner'.

Spick and span

If a room is spick and span, it is very clean and tidy.

spick-and-span|span|spick

adj. Sparkling clean; having a brand new look. She is such a good housekeeper that her kitchen is always spick-and-span.

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Spanish

Spanish
the Spanish
the people of Spain