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polish the apple

[polish the apple] {v. phr.}, {slang} To try to make someone like you; to try to win favor by flattery. * /Mary polished the apple at work because she wanted […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

apple of one's eye

[apple of one's eye] {n. phr.} Something or someone that is adored; a cherished person or object. * /Charles is the apple of his mother's eye./ * /John's first car […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

apple polisher

[apple polisher]; [apple polishing] See: [POLISH THE APPLE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

apple-pie order

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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