(simile, Australia) In good physical health.
(simile, Australia) In good physical health.
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(simile, colloquial, Geordie) In good health; very fit.
(simile, slang, archaic) Very big.
(chiefly, British) Very fit; in good shape.
An old-fashioned British slang simile meaning extremely large or impressively big — as massive and solid as a bull. The comparison to bull beef (the meat of a bull, considered especially large and substantial) makes the size claim vivid and physical. While largely archaic today, it survives in historical literature and as a colorful example of the earthy, livestock-inflected comparisons common in pre-industrial British speech.
(Australia, simile, colloquial) Having eaten too much.