fit as a fiddle en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈfɪt æz ə ˈfɪdl̩/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Unknown; possibly alliterative.
Meanings
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(colloquial, not-comparable, qualifier:simile) Perfectly fit; in excellent condition or health.
Icelanders will assure you that their economy is really as fit as a fiddle, and it is true that the country does produce a tidy budget surplus.
2008 April 10, Alexander Jung, Christoph Pauly, “Crashing the party of Icelandic prosperity”, in Spiegel Online, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2015:This is excellent ynfayth, as fit as a Fiddle: […]
1598, [William Haughton], English-men for My Money: Or, a Pleasant Comedy, Called, A Woman will Haue Her Will, London: Imprinted at London by W[illiam] White, dwelling in Cow-lane, published 1616, →OCLC:You wake up, feeling as fit as a fiddle; you look at the window and see the sun, and thank Heaven for a fine day.
1915 September 3, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter 2, in Something New (Project Gutenberg; EBook #2042), New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, published 6 September 2008 (Project Gutenberg version), →OCLC:
Synonyms
fit as a flea · in fine fettle · fit as a butcher's dog · right as a trivet · sound as a bell · sound in wind and limb
Translations (27)
nl kiplekker (perfectly fit) · hu makkegészséges (perfectly fit) · da frisk som en havørn (perfectly fit) · nb frisk som en fisk (perfectly fit) · uk здоровий як бик (perfectly fit) · sv frisk som en nötkärna (perfectly fit) · nl fit als een hoentje (perfectly fit) · vi khoẻ như vâm (perfectly fit) · is stálhraustur (perfectly fit) · gl estar en boa forma (perfectly fit) · fi elämänsä kunnossa (perfectly fit) · fi terve kuin pukki (perfectly fit) · hu egészséges, mint a makk (perfectly fit) · uk як огірок (perfectly fit) · de fit wie ein Turnschuh (perfectly fit) · de kerngesund (perfectly fit) · sh kao puška (perfectly fit) · pl zdrów jak ryba (perfectly fit) · is stálsleginn (perfectly fit) · it sano come un pesce (perfectly fit) · da frisk som en fisk (perfectly fit) · fr frais comme un gardon (perfectly fit) · uk здоровий як кінь (perfectly fit) · nn frisk som ein fisk (perfectly fit) · vo lesaunik (perfectly fit) · pl zdrów jak koń (perfectly fit) · is bráðhress (perfectly fit)