in (good) working order
idiom
: working properly
Drivers must keep their trucks clean and in (good) working order.
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Make sure your car is winterized and in good working order.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Here are a few tips from Ledbetter to help get your pans in working order again.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2025
Additionally, garden tools need basic maintenance to stay in good working order.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
The nine-bedroom house, which sold a few years ago for $3 million, had been meticulously restored, with all 24 of its gas lamps and ornate steam radiators in working order.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Here are a few tips from Ledbetter to help get your pans in working order again.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2025
Additionally, garden tools need basic maintenance to stay in good working order.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
The nine-bedroom house, which sold a few years ago for $3 million, had been meticulously restored, with all 24 of its gas lamps and ornate steam radiators in working order.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in (good) working order
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“In (good) working order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20%28good%29%20working%20order. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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