she'll be apples
English edit
Etymology edit
From rhyming slang - apples and spice = nice; compare she's apples.
Pronunciation edit
Phrase edit
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Everything will be all right.
- 1983, Neil Appleford, The Dish Licker, page 62:
- “She′ll be right,” Bob exuded a confidence much out of touch with the reality of the situation, “She′ll be apples.”
- 1989, Kerry Greenwood, “Cocaine Blues”, in Introducing the Honourable Phryne Fisher, Omnibus, page 31:
- The thought made him smile and he patted Cec on the shoulder.
‘She′ll be apples,’ he encouraged, and Cec took up his cup.
- 1997, David Ireland, The Chosen, page 318:
- ‘Will it hurt?’ Duke was a small republic of concern to Dot.
‘No way. Piece of cake. She′ll be apples.’