apples

American

[ap-uhlz] / ˈæp əlz /

adjective

Australian Slang.

well or fine; under control.

apples British

/ ˈæpəlz /

plural noun

See apples and pears
informal all is going well

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The two youngest sisters progressed from bouncing apples to fooling the world under Leah’s influence.

From Literature

“I’m not much of an authority on monkeys, but I think I’ve read where they’ll eat most anything. Do you have any apples?”

From Literature

I would ask him to take me into the storehouse and let me choose as much as I wanted: honey, oats, apples, onions, carrots.

From Literature

Sherry Zhu, 23, helped popularize habits like drinking hot water, eating boiled apples and wearing slippers around the house.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Ever since I started boiling apples in my tea water my period cramps have completely gone," reads a comment on RedNote from an American user - one of the TikTok refugees still lingering on the app.

From BBC

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