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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"Fit-as-a-fiddle," said Aladdin, slowly, as the wonder grew.

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