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poised 'n' pink

English translation: to be scrubbed

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English term or phrase:to be pink
Selected answer:to be scrubbed
Entered by: ErichEko ⟹⭐

00:11 Apr 17, 2020
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: poised 'n' pink
Context: He was poised ‘n’ pink, ready for his mugshot.

poised = composed facial expresion (I am 95% sure, but please CMIIW).
pink = his cheeks are blushed?!
ErichEko ⟹⭐
Indonesia
Local time: 06:47
composed and scrubbed
Explanation:
You're correct about "poised".
I think "pink" means his face is freshly scrubbed - perhaps not literally, just that he's paid a lot of attention to his appearance.
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
No challenge, all credits to you, Phil.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +5composed and scrubbed
philgoddard


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
composed and scrubbed


Explanation:
You're correct about "poised".
I think "pink" means his face is freshly scrubbed - perhaps not literally, just that he's paid a lot of attention to his appearance.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 119
Grading comment
No challenge, all credits to you, Phil.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Taña Dalglish: Scrubbed > polished (looking his best)/dapper.
2 hrs
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: similar to expression "scrubs up well"
6 hrs
agree  Katya Kesten
6 hrs
agree  Kristen Canavan
17 hrs
agree  AllegroTrans: sort of "all ready and brushed up"
21 hrs
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