be as sound as a dollar



be as sound as a dollar

  (American old-fashioned)
if a machine or an object is as sound as a dollar, it works well and is in very good condition The engine has been as sound as a dollar since it was overhauled.
See also: dollar, sound

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JukkaYOOK-kahFinnish
EckehardE-ke-hahrtGerman
LambertLAHM-bert (German), LAHM-bərt (Dutch), lam-BER (French), LAM-bərt (English)German, Dutch, French, English, Ancient Germanic
Filips-Latvian
JunÍPero-Various
Ib-Danish