strong as an ox

adjective

Very strong and powerful.

Meanings

adjectiveas strong as an ox
  1. simileVery strong and powerful.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 氣壯如牛 /气壮如牛
  • 氣壯如牛 /气壮如牛 (qìzhuàngrúniú)very strong and powerful
Finnish vahva kuin härkä
  • vahva kuin härkävery strong and powerful
French fort comme un Turc
  • fort comme un Turcvery strong and powerful
German stark wie ein Ochse
  • stark wie ein Ochsevery strong and powerful
Hungarian bivalyerős, erős, mint a bivaly
  • bivalyerősvery strong and powerful
  • erős, mint a bivalyvery strong and powerful
Norwegian sterk som en bjørn, sterk som en okse
  • sterk som en bjørnvery strong and powerful
  • sterk som en oksevery strong and powerful
Polish mocny jak byk, silny jak byk
  • mocny jak bykvery strong and powerful
  • silny jak bykvery strong and powerful
Russian силён как бык
  • силён как бык (siljón kak byk)very strong and powerful
Scottish Gaelic cho làidir ri Cù-Chulainn
  • cho làidir ri Cù-Chulainnvery strong and powerful
Swedish stark som en björn, stark som en oxe
  • stark som en björnvery strong and powerful
  • stark som en oxevery strong and powerful
Vietnamese khỏe như trâu
  • khỏe như trâuvery strong and powerful
Yiddish שטאַרק ווי אַ פֿערד
  • שטאַרק ווי אַ פֿערד (shtark vi a ferd)very strong and powerful
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“strong as an ox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strong%20as%20an%20ox. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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