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
Angelicaan-JEL-i-kə (English), ahn-JE-lee-kah (Italian)English, Italian, Romanian, Literature
Nela-Croatian, Slovak, Portuguese, Czech
Georgoge-OR-goEsperanto
Eliseoe-lee-ZE-o (Italian), e-lee-SE-o (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
Ieronimus-Late Roman
CalumKAL-umScottish