right as a trivet

English

Etymology

Initially as steady as a trivet, implying stability.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

right as a trivet (not comparable)

  1. (simile) In a perfect state; thoroughly sound.
    • 1858, Anthony Trollope, chapter 25, in Doctor Thorne, London: Chapman and Hall:
      I'm all right, governor; right as a trivet.

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