in apple-pie order

idiom

informal
: arranged neatly or perfectly : in perfect order
Everything in the cupboard was (arranged) in apple-pie order.

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“In apple-pie order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20apple-pie%20order. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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