Fit As A Fiddle
- Fit As A Fiddle
- How common is this idiom?: This idiom is still commonly used among younger generations, particularly in informal settings and social media, often to express admiration for someone's physical or mental well-being. However, its usage has declined slightly with the rise of more modern slang and phrases.
- Literal Meaning: The literal meaning of this idiom is that someone is in perfect working order, like a well-tuned fiddle.
- Actual Idiomatic Meaning: The actual meaning of this idiom is that someone is in excellent physical or mental health, or that something is in perfect working order.
- After a few weeks of rest and recovery, she was fit as a fiddle and ready to return to the battlefield.
- The car had been serviced recently and was running fit as a fiddle, purring like a contented animal as it sped down the highway.
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