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?
etymology idioms
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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?
etymology idioms
asked 6 mins ago
Enguroo
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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?
etymology idioms
etymology idioms
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Enguroo
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Enguroo
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