Fit as a fiddleFit as a fiddle : PhrasesMeaning: To be in good health : fit as being suited to a purpose Example: It's time to face the music on your donut addiction. Origin: The earliest recorded form of this phrase (1595) is as right as a fiddle perhaps because it was a piece of skilled craftsmanship and therefore to be admired, or because its playing required dexterity. It used to be said that a person who was well-liked had a face made of a fiddle meaning that it was always wreathed in smiles, as a fiddle has a much-curled shape. Phrases Index | ||
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