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fit as fiddles

fit as fiddles is the alternative form of fit as a fiddle.

Meaning of fit as a fiddle

Adjective

fit as a fiddle (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, simile) Perfectly fit; in excellent condition or health.
    • 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...

Questions about fit as fiddles

What is fit as fiddles the alternative form of?
Fit as fiddles is the alternative form of fit as a fiddle.

Words near fit as fiddles in the dictionary

  1. fit as a butcher's dog
  2. fit as a fiddle
  3. fit as a flea
  4. fit as a lop
  5. fit as a Mallee bull
  6. fit as fiddles
  7. fit check
  8. fit checked
  9. fit checking
  10. fit checks
  11. fit factor

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