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Graeme
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Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
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Graeme
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June 8, 2013
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Fit as a butcher’s dog
It is an expression I knew as a child, raised in the south of England, 50 years ago. Fit as a butcher's dog meand physically fit, the butcher's dog being well fed. I have certainly never heard in used in the 'fit girl' context.