| 词汇 | fine fettle |
| 词源 | fine fettle. The expression in fine fettle, “in excellent condi- tion,” isn’t recorded until 1890, but expressions like in poor fet- tle, in good fettle, etc., were common long before this. Fettle here probably comes from the belts or girdles, called fettles, that ancient warriors bound themselves with before going into battle; when their fettles were on they were “in good condition, ready for battle.” |
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