Why is “as fit as a fiddle” about being fit and well?





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This article is on the origin of the idiom as fit as a fiddle. It is said that




of course the 'fiddle' here is the colloquial name for violin. 'Fit'
didn't originally mean healthy and energetic, in the sense it is often
used nowadays to describe the inhabitants of gyms. When this phrase
was coined 'fit' was used to mean 'suitable, seemly', in the way we
now might say 'fit for purpose'.




Was a fiddle really so suitable? Anyway, even if a fiddle is or was always suitable, how is this fact connected with good health?









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    This article is on the origin of the idiom as fit as a fiddle. It is said that




    of course the 'fiddle' here is the colloquial name for violin. 'Fit'
    didn't originally mean healthy and energetic, in the sense it is often
    used nowadays to describe the inhabitants of gyms. When this phrase
    was coined 'fit' was used to mean 'suitable, seemly', in the way we
    now might say 'fit for purpose'.




    Was a fiddle really so suitable? Anyway, even if a fiddle is or was always suitable, how is this fact connected with good health?









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      This article is on the origin of the idiom as fit as a fiddle. It is said that




      of course the 'fiddle' here is the colloquial name for violin. 'Fit'
      didn't originally mean healthy and energetic, in the sense it is often
      used nowadays to describe the inhabitants of gyms. When this phrase
      was coined 'fit' was used to mean 'suitable, seemly', in the way we
      now might say 'fit for purpose'.




      Was a fiddle really so suitable? Anyway, even if a fiddle is or was always suitable, how is this fact connected with good health?









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      This article is on the origin of the idiom as fit as a fiddle. It is said that




      of course the 'fiddle' here is the colloquial name for violin. 'Fit'
      didn't originally mean healthy and energetic, in the sense it is often
      used nowadays to describe the inhabitants of gyms. When this phrase
      was coined 'fit' was used to mean 'suitable, seemly', in the way we
      now might say 'fit for purpose'.




      Was a fiddle really so suitable? Anyway, even if a fiddle is or was always suitable, how is this fact connected with good health?







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