fit as a fiddle
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In excellent form or health. For example, He's not just recovered, he's fit as a fiddle. The original allusion of this simile has been lost. Its survival is probably due to the pleasant sound of its alliteration. [Early 1600s]
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How to use fit as a fiddle in a sentence
"Fit-as-a-fiddle," said Aladdin, slowly, as the wonder grew.
Aladdin O'Brien|Gouverneur Morris