Bristol fashion

adjective
🔊/ˈbrɪstl fæʃn/
🔊/ˈbrɪstl fæʃn/
(old-fashioned) [not before noun] (British English, informal)
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  1. in good order or neat and clean
    • all shipshape and Bristol fashion一切都井井有条,准备就绪
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: originally in nautical use, referring to the commercial prosperity brought to Bristol by its shipping.