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Of course the 'fiddle' here is the colloquial name for violin. 'Fit' didn't originally mean healthy and energetic, in the sense it is often used nowadays to describe the inhabitants of gyms. When this phrase was coined 'fit' was used to mean 'suitable, seemly', in the way we now might say 'fit for purpose'.
Thomas Dekker, in The batchelars banquet, 1603 referred to 'as fine as a fiddle':
"Then comes downe mistresse Nurse as fine as a farthing fiddle, in her petticoate and kertle."
Not long afterwards, in 1616, there's W. Haughton's English-men for my Money, which includes:
"This is excellent ynfayth [in faith], as fit as a fiddle."
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What does As fit as a fiddle?
As fit as a fiddle means to be in very good health.
Musical instrument should you hope to be as fit as?
As fit as a fiddle.
Why is fiddle used in as fit as a fiddle?
Fit as a Fiddle - in good health; in fine shapeorigin: This expression dates from at least the 1600s. A fiddle that is fit is well-tuned and in good shape and can play terrific What_is_the_origin_of_the_idiom_'fit_as_a_fiddle'. So , it was combined wth the word 'fit' to become an alliteration.
What does to be as fit as a fiddle?
to be healthy
Play second fiddle?
It means to come in behind someone else, as if they were the first fiddle in the orchestra and you were the second one. The second fiddle in an orchestra supports the first one and plays harmony for them - someone who is playing second fiddle supports the other person and backs them up.
What does as fit as fiddle means?
As fit as a fiddle means to be in very good health.
What does As fit as a fiddle?
As fit as a fiddle means to be in very good health.
As fit as a fiddle with meaning in best condition?
As fit as a fiddle
Musical instrument should you hope to be as fit as?
As fit as a fiddle.
How do you use fit as a fiddle in a sentence?
I feel fit as a fiddle today.
When was Fit as a Fiddle created?
Fit as a Fiddle was created on 1997-03-11.
When was Fit as a Fiddle - And Ready for Love - created?
Fit as a Fiddle - And Ready for Love - was created in 1932.
Why is fiddle used in as fit as a fiddle?
Fit as a Fiddle - in good health; in fine shapeorigin: This expression dates from at least the 1600s. A fiddle that is fit is well-tuned and in good shape and can play terrific What_is_the_origin_of_the_idiom_'fit_as_a_fiddle'. So , it was combined wth the word 'fit' to become an alliteration.
What does to be as fit as a fiddle?
to be healthy
What does they mean by this sentence The doctor says you are fit as a fiddle?
You are fit and healthy!
Complete the simile to fit as a?
fiddle
why was the dirty hotel called the fiddle?
It was about as fit as one!
