Clean as a Hound's Tooth In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Clean as a Hound's Tooth", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Flora Ha calendar 2021-03-10 11:03

Meaning of Clean as a Hound's Tooth

Synonyms:

as clean as a whistle , spic-and-span

Clean as a Hound's Tooth simile

Very clean, spotless or highly polished

I have to make the kitchen clean as a hound's tooth before my mom comes home.

My car is as clean as a hound's tooth after being washed.

Honest and reputable

I only talk about my life to him because I feel he is clean as a hound's tooth.

Everyone respects him who is clean as a hound's tooth.

Other phrases about:

clean out

1. Make the inside of something clean or tidy

2. Spend so much money on something that one now has very little left

3. Take or use all the resource or money that a person or organization has

4. Remove parts or people to improve a group or organization

spic and span

Very clean and tidy.

All Spruced Up

Used to describe someone or something that becomes neat and clean after having been fixed up, dressed up or cleaned up

(as) fresh as a daisy

1. Used to describe someone that are alert, energetic, and enthusiastic, typically after some refreshing activity.

2. Extremely clean and neat, or well-kept.

wash one off

To clean someone using water and soap

Grammar and Usage of Clean as a Hound's Tooth

Origin of Clean as a Hound's Tooth

This old rural Southern idiom alludes to the whiteness of a hound's teeth, especially its canine teeth, which appear very clean and white after eating numerous bones.

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