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"As fit as a butcher's dog" nghĩa là gì?
30 May, 2021
"As fit as a butcher's dog" = khỏe như chó của người bán thịt -> nghĩa là rất khỏe.
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It’s a play on words on the saying ‘as fit as a butcher’s dog’ with Buchas an abbreviation (viết ngắn) of kombucha. Generally, kombucha drinkers are fit too! Or at least have good aspirations (khát vọng),” he explains.
Who first coined the phrase ‘as fit as a butcher’s dog’? It has been traced (truy nguyên) to Lancashire. It is not the only quality (đặc tính) attached to butcher’s dogs, however — such animals were perhaps widely observed as a result of customers having to entertain themselves somehow while the butcher prepared their cuts, and a dog gave them something to watch.
And he says he is ready to lead Britain out of the coronavirus crisis (khủng hoảng) and back into good health. He said: “I’m as fit as a butcher’s dog now. “The country is going to bounce forward, and I certainly feel full of beans. Never felt better.”
It was a tough (khó khăn) gig for Boris Johnson in his weekend media round, as he sought to persuade an anxious public that he was both as “fit as a butcher’s dog” and a hands-on father to a new baby.
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