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fine as frog's hair

fine as frog's hair is the alternative form of fine as frog hair.

Meaning of fine as frog hair

Adjective

fine as frog hair (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, simile) Extremely fine.

Origin of fine as frog's hair

A play on both senses of fine, and the idea that frogs' hairs (since they have none) must be very slender.

Questions about fine as frog's hair

What is fine as frog's hair the alternative form of?
Fine as frog's hair is the alternative form of fine as frog hair.

Words near fine as frog's hair in the dictionary

  1. fine art
  2. fine artist
  3. fine artists
  4. fine arts
  5. fine as frog hair
  6. fine as frog's hair
  7. fine bean
  8. fine beans
  9. fine casual
  10. fine champagne
  11. fine champagnes

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