# fit as a fiddle

idiom · CEFR B1

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/fit-as-a-fiddle
Updated: 2026-06-07

## Meaning

In good health

## Examples

- My grandfather is eighty years old but still fit as a fiddle.
- After three months of regular exercise and healthy eating, she feels fit as a fiddle and ready for the race.
- Despite the long and difficult recovery process following his surgery, the athlete returned to the field looking fit as a fiddle and stronger than ever before.

## Origin

17th century, originally 'as fine as a fiddle': fiddles were prized, finely made and carefully kept instruments; 'fit' here originally meant suitable or well-made. (disputed)

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