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What does it mean when the doctor says "You're as healthy as a horse"?
The first thing I want to know -- what is my name? Barbaro? |
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Here's what I found.....
Healthy as a horse
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Through most of English-speaking history, a horse was the largest animal most people were likely to encounter, and various phrases using "as a horse" or "like a horse" meaning "to a very great extent" came into use. The OED2 mentions "strong as a horse" (which probably influenced "healthy as a horse" by the equation of strength with health) but also, ironically, "sick as a horse", and even "holy as a horse" which seems to show that the phrases don't have to refer sensibly to a real attribute of the animal. And of course we've got "eat like a horse" and "work like a horse" which do make some sense literally as well as fitting into the figurative pattern.
Does this help a "bit"???  |
It means... you can go home and keep drinking yourself silly until it's timevfor your next physical.  |
| Whoa Nellie! |
VerveUp wrote:
Whoa Nellie! |
Oh that was Ron-worthy |
VerveUp wrote:
Whoa Nellie! |
lol |
cute, very cute. Better than High O Silver....Away! |
As big as they are, horses are extremely fragile. They are prone to colic and a multitude of leg problems. And a lot of other stuff. I don't take "healthy as a horse" to be a compliment!
Spoken as a horse owner of 19 years. |
| If I were you Ron I'd be careful not to break a leg! |
