cast-iron stomach



cast-iron stomach

Fig. a very strong stomach that can withstand bad food or anything nauseating. If I didn't have a cast-iron stomach, I couldn't eat this stuff. Fredknown for his cast-iron stomach—ate ten whole hot peppers.
See also: stomach

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Matildamə-TIL-də (English), MAH-teel-dah (Finnish)English, Swedish, Finnish
Benedito-Portuguese
EvieEE-vee, EV-eeEnglish
TempestTEM-pəstEnglish (Rare)
Sanjeev-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada
CaspianKAS-pee-ən (English)Literature