strong as a horse

*strong as a horse

and *strong as an ox; *strong as a lion

Cliché [of a living creature] very strong. (*Also: as ~.) Jill: My car broke down; it's sitting out on the street. Jane: Get Linda to help you push it; she's as strong as a horse. The athlete was strong as an ox; he could lift his own weight with just one hand. The football player was strong as a lion.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Liberatore	-	Italian
Bogdana	bawg-DAH-nah (Polish)	Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic
Sabella	sə-BEL-ə	English (Rare)
Allannah	ə-LAN-ə	English (Rare)
Marcel	mar-SEL (French), MAHR-tsel (Polish), MAHR-sel (Dutch, German)	French, Catalan, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, German
Shawn	SHAWN	English