apple-pie order
A neat and tidy arrangement or organizationA neat and tidy arrangement or organization; a perfect order.
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial, dated, uncountable)A neat and tidy arrangement or organization; a perfect order.
Origin
Unknown. First recorded in 1780 in the sea journal of an Englishman. There are two mainstrUnknown. First recorded in 1780 in the sea journal of an Englishman. There are two mainstream theories as to its origin, although there is no evidence for either:
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable