fit as a butcher's dog

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

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adj

British usage

"This time not only is Gooch as fit as a butcher's dog but England, through their efforts at Headingley and Lord's, are mentally attuned to the process of both winning and, crucially in the second match, not losing."
"In my eyes, Nick Nairn is still in his early 20s, invincible and as fit as a butcher's dog."
""I had my midlife crisis at 31 but here I am at 48 and as fit as a butcher's dog," he said."

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What does fit as a butcher's dog mean?

Very fit; in good shape.

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