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she's apples

she's apples phrase: everything is all right, or in good working order.

Phrase

she's apples

  1. (Australia, colloquial) Everything is all right, or in good working order.
    • The other saw Mama-san; ‘She’s apples, Frank! We don't have to go any further. Here's Mama-sa’ waiting to turn it on for us! Konichiwa, Mama-san,’ he said enticingly.1989, Bill Pearson, Six Stories, page 28
    • I'm no good now, I'm burnt out. I was real good but only got one good and one bad one. My leg, look! That's it! But the other leg, she's apples. And that's how it is.1997, Lee Chittick, Terry Fox, Travelling with Percy: A South Coast Journey, page 94

Origin of she's apples

From rhyming slang - apples and spice = nice.

Questions about she's apples

What does she's apples mean?
She's apples means everything is all right, or in good working order.
What part of speech is she's apples?
She's apples is a phrase.

Words near she's apples in the dictionary

  1. she'll
  2. she'll be apples
  3. she'll be right
  4. she'll've
  5. she's
  6. she's apples
  7. she's the cat's mother
  8. she's unconscious
  9. she've
  10. she-
  11. she-ape

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