as fit as a butcher's dog

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von as fit as a butcher's dog im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Very fit; in good shape

I had my midlife crisis at 31 but here I am at 48 and as fit as a butcher's dog, he said.

Silbentrennung

as fit as a butch·er's dog

Türkische aussprache

äz fît äz ı bûçırz dôg

Aussprache

/ˈaz ˈfət ˈaz ə ˈbo͝oʧərz ˈdôg/ /ˈæz ˈfɪt ˈæz ə ˈbʊʧɜrz ˈdɔːɡ/

Etymologie

() Based on the assumption that a butcher's dog is likely to be well fed because of the ready supply of its master's meat.