healthy as a horse
In prime condition
Healthy as a horse describes someone in excellent physical condition, vigorous and robust.
Horses are large, strong animals that can work or run for extended periods, making them a natural symbol of vitality.
The phrase often appears after illness or as reassurance: The doctor says I'm healthy as a horse.
Sometimes used with slight exaggeration or humor about one's own constitution.
- fit as a fiddleIn excellent physical condition
- right as rainIn perfect condition
- hale and heartyIn excellent health
- full of beansVery lively, energetic
- vigorouslyWith forceful enthusiasm
stamina · hale · vitality · robustness · well-being · fitness · equine · tough as nails · strong as an ox · alive and kicking · strength · energetic · thriving · sound as a bell · bull-like · fresh as a daisy · bright eyed and bushy tailed · radiant
healthy as a horsesick as a dog
Extremely unwell, emphatically so
at death's door · terminally ill · bedridden · sickly · ailing
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