right as a trivet

adjective

In a perfect state; thoroughly sound.

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right as ninepenceright as rainrighter than rain
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Meanings

adjectiveright as a trivet (not comparable)
  1. not comparablesimileIn a perfect state; thoroughly sound.

    I'm all right, governor; right as a trivet.

    1858, Anthony Trollope, chapter 25, in Doctor Thorne, London: Chapman and Hall

    Synonyms: right as ninepence, right as rain, righter than rain

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveIn a perfect state; thoroughly sound.

Similar
right as ninepenceright as rainrighter than rain
Also see
fit as a fiddleright as ninepenceright as rain

Origin

Initially as steady as a trivet, implying stability.

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Chicago

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