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Phrase(s): *in apple-pie order
Fig. in very good order; very well organized. (*Typically: be ~; get something ~; put something ~.) • Please put everything in apple-pie order before you leave. • I always put my desk in apple-pie order every evening. • I’ve put my entire life into apple-pie order.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs