she's apples

Definition

Everything is all right, or in good working order.

Etymology

From rhyming slang - apples and spice = nice.

Example Sentences

• "The other saw Mama-san; ‘She’s apples, Frank! We don't have to go any further. Here's Mama-sa’ waiting to turn it on for us! Konichiwa, Mama-san,’ he said enticingly."
• "I'm no good now, I'm burnt out. I was real good but only got one good and one bad one. My leg, look! That's it! But the other leg, she's apples. And that's how it is."
• "2003, Colleen McCullough, The Touch, 2004, Large Print Press, page 541, Sam checked what Theodora had assembled, nodded and unearthed a blowtorch from his tool bag. “Thanks, Miss Jay, she's apples,” he said, beginning to fill the blowtorch's reservoir with spirits."