all oak and iron bound and *sound as a barrel



all oak and iron bound and *sound as a barrel

Rur. in good health; feeling good. (*Also: as ~.) Tom: How are you today? Bill: All oak and iron bound, thank you. Jane made a wonderful recovery from her surgery, and now she's as sound as a barrel.
See also: all, and, barrel, bound, iron, oak

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Cassidy['kæsidi]
Ethna-Irish
Meryem-Turkish, Uyghur
Turner['tə:nə]
Alf[ælf]
Ignatiy-Russian