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zabado | 13:09 Fri 12th May 2017 | Arts & Literature
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Why do we say fit as a fiddle ?.
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According to Brewer's it probably refers to a street fiddler who sways about energetically as he plays.
...and here's a third possible explanation
http://www.knowyourphrase.com/phrase-meanings/Fit-as-a-Fiddle.html
Never seen an unfit fiddle.
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Thanks guys. Today i'm a little bit wiser.
I prefer "fit as a flea";
'How high could a flea jump if it was the size of a human?
"Fleas can jump over 80 times their own height, the equivalent of a 6 foot tall human jumping over a building 480 feet (more than 1 and a half football fields)high!"'

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