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- (as) neat as ninepence
(as) neat as ninepence
(as) neat as ninepence
Very tidy, neat, and well-organized; in good order. After my kids made me breakfast in bed, I expected the kitchen to be a mess. But was I ever surprised to find the whole place as neat as ninepence when I came downstairs! James is so meticulous with his office, always keeping it neat as ninepence.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Clemente | | kle-MEN-te (Italian, Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
Sedna | | - | Mythology |
Cecilio | | the-THEE-lyo (Spanish), se-SEE-lyo (Latin American Spanish), che-CHEE-lyo (Italian) | Spanish, Portuguese, Italian |
Anxo | | AN-shaw | Galician |
Malik (2) | | - | Native American, Greenlandic |
Zion | | ZIE-ahn (English) | Jewish, Biblical |