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what is the origin of Where does the phrase "neat“neat but not gaudy"gaudy” come from?

neat but not gaudy possiblyWhat is the origin of the phrase neat but not gaudy?

I’m thinking that it might possibly be from Samuel Wesley or or Dorothy Sayers or (just — or, just possibly), from Josephine Tey.

what is the origin of the phrase "neat but not gaudy"

neat but not gaudy possibly Samuel Wesley or Dorothy Sayers or (just possibly) Josephine Tey

Where does the phrase “neat but not gaudy” come from?

What is the origin of the phrase neat but not gaudy?

I’m thinking that it might possibly be from Samuel Wesley or Dorothy Sayers — or, just possibly, from Josephine Tey.

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what is the origin of the phrase "neat but not gaudy"

neat but not gaudy possibly Samuel Wesley or Dorothy Sayers or (just possibly) Josephine Tey