sound as a bell

adjective

In excellent condition.

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Meanings

adjectivesound as a bell (not comparable)
  1. colloquialnot comparablesimileIn excellent condition.

    He hath a heart as sound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper; for what his heart thinks, his tongue speaks.

    1600, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, act III, scene 2

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fit as a fiddlefreckhealthynormalwhole

Translations

German gesund wie ein Fisch im Wasser
  • gesund wie ein Fisch im Wasserin excellent condition
Polish zdrów jak rydz
  • zdrów jak rydzin excellent condition
Russian в по́лном здра́вии
  • в по́лном здра́вии (v pólnom zdrávii)in excellent condition
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Chicago

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