(as) sound as a bell
(as) sound as a bell
In particularly good health or condition. I was pretty run down with the flu for a while there, but I'm sound as a bell now. A quick sanding and a fresh coat of paint will make this old chair as sound as a bell.
*sound as a bell
in perfect condition or health; undamaged. (*Also: as ~.) The doctor says that the old man's heart's as sound as a bell. I thought the vase was broken when it fell, but it was sound as a bell.
sound as a bell
In excellent condition, as in Now that the brakes have been relined, the car is sound as a bell, or The surgery went well and now he's sound as a bell. This simile rests on the assumption that the bell in question is not cracked (which would make it useless). First recorded in 1565, it has survived numerous other similes ( sound as a top or roach or dollar), probably owing to its pun on "sound."
sound as a bell
OLD-FASHIONEDIf someone or something is as sound as a bell, they are very healthy or in very good condition. My knees aside, I'm as sound as a bell. The basic structure of the building is as sound as a bell. Note: `Sound' in this expression means whole and undamaged. A bell that has a crack in it will not ring clearly.