order

order idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with order, also see apple-pie order; back order; call to order; in order; in short order; just what the doctor ordered; law and order; made to order; marching orders; on order; on the order of; out of order; pecking order; put one's house in order; short order; standing orders; tall order; to order.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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