spit-shine

• “I spent time giving it Anton's particular spit-shine.”

  The Wall Street Journal: The Tricky Magic of An 'I' That Isn't 'Me'

• “We change oil in our scooters, compound and wax the finish of our cars, tighten loose bolts, snug up belts, check fluids, run Q-tips through vents, spit-shine leather, put air -- and sometimes even nitrogen -- in tires, and pay our local dealer or mechanic to do those more complex tasks that are beyond our ken.”

  The Huffington Post: Arthur Rosenfeld: Investing in Ourselves

• “Washer must be willing to thoroughly wipe his balls and not afraid to put a little elbow grease or some spit-shine should the occasion call for it.”

  The Huffington Post: Doug Lieblich: Entertainment Job Listings for Those Stuck in the Recession

• “Denying the long-standing link between white tribalism and conservatism may be "politically correct" within the DC bubble where press and politicians mingle and spit-shine each others 'images, but denial is the opposite of truth.”

  The Huffington Post: Leonce Gaiter: Tea Partiers Battle Racism Claims -- Far Too Late

• “Is there anyone at the New Yorker who doesn't spit-shine their prose with the inconsolable tears of the unworthy?”

  Making Light: Open thread 136

• “Sometimes it's best to know your role; I know for a fact that I could never spit-shine my Italian loafers as good as our servant, what's his name ... maybe Jose, so I don't try.”

  Angora Holly Polo: An Even Insider Guide Than Your Insider's Guide to the Starz Denver Film Fest

• “We were left in our barracks to spit-shine boots and polish the lacquer off brass belt buckles.”

  Thoughts on Thanksgiving

• “All spit-shine and ‘ten-hut!’ and efficiency to the smallest detail.”

  What is real library work, anyway? « Attempting Elegance

• “I also need to be able to spit-shine them to within an inch of their lives - yes, to the military standard "see your reflection in them".”

  August 30th, 2004

• “Going to spit-shine the old Springwater Station and make one of them fancy little hotels out of it.”

  Simon & Schuster: THE VOW

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