Choose the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

In hotels we find that all the rooms are kept spic and span.

clean

The correct answer is Option (4) → clean

Sentence:

In hotels we find that all the rooms are kept spic and span.

Meaning of the idiom “spic and span”:

• Meaning: Very clean and tidy; neat in appearance.

• Example: After cleaning all day, the house looked spic and span.

• Correct Option: clean

Other options explained:

Option 1 → aloof 

• Meaning: Distant or not friendly.

• Not related to cleanliness.

Option 2 → locked 

• Meaning: Closed with a lock.

• Doesn’t fit the context.

Option 3 → decorated 

• Meaning: Made beautiful with ornaments.

• Different from spic and span, which means clean and tidy, not necessarily decorated.

Final Answer: Option 4 → clean
“Spic and span” = perfectly clean and tidy.