fit as a fiddle
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4.2
- idiom
- Informal
:
sano como un pez
- - You're gonna be fit as a fiddle, Annie.
- fit as a fiddle and ready
Examples
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I'm fit as a fiddle.
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I'm as fit as a fiddle.
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You said I looked fine, fit as a fiddle.
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-You look fit as a fiddle.
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As fit as a fiddle and ready for love.
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We're all fit as a fiddle.
Fiction book (2000) -
Look, I'm just as fit as a fiddle.
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Nicholas is fit as a fiddle.
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She's fit as a fiddle.
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After recovering from the flu, he felt fit as a fiddle and ready to return to work.
Synonyms
695
1.0
In good body and mind condition without sickness or injury
91
1.0
Being in good physical and mental health
76
2.6
A person who is fit and healthy because they exercise regularly
2
4.6
Healthy and strong, especially for their age
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3.0
Being fit and healthy because of regular exercise
Very strong and healthy because of regular exercise
Antonyms
How Healthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'fit' already means healthy and the simile pattern 'as a ...' signals a strong comparison, so a learner who knows the parts can likely infer an intensified meaning (very healthy). However, 'fiddle' is an arbitrary vehicle with no obvious relation to health, so the expression relies on an idiomatic simile and is not fully predictable from its constituents.
Etymology
The idiom fit as a fiddle may come from the image of a well-kept violin: a fiddle that is fit is in good shape and ready to play. So the phrase now means 'in very good health' and full of energy.