As strong as an ox
As strong as an ox
As strong as a horse
Forte come un toro
Forte come un cavallo / Forte come un bue / Forte come Ercole / Forte come Sansone / Forte come una quercia
Forte come un toro
As strong as a horse
Forte come un toro
Forte come un cavallo / Forte come un bue / Forte come Ercole / Forte come Sansone / Forte come una quercia
Forte come un toro
Meanings
Said of someone very strong
Examples
Who the heck is he? He looks like a new Hercules: muscles of steel and strong as an ox
Ma chi cavolo è? Sembra un novello Ercole: muscoli d'acciaio e forte come un toroBig Mike is tall, robust, tough, fast and strong as an ox. No wonder that for all his rugby teammates, and for the coach himself, he's the team man
Big Mike è alto, molto robusto, veloce e forte come un toro. Non mi
meraviglia che per tutti i suoi compagni della squadra di rugby, e per
l'allenatore stesso, sia l'uomo squadraOrigin
Before railroads were built, American settlers utilized oxen as strong animals of burden in place of horses, therefore anyone compared to an ox would need to be able to perform hard physical labor