Phrase guide

strong as an ox

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Very strong and powerful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: simile

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 氣壯如牛 /气壮如牛 (qìzhuàngrúniú) — very strong and powerful
  • Finnish: vahva kuin härkä — very strong and powerful
  • French: fort comme un Turc — very strong and powerful
  • German: stark wie ein Ochse — very strong and powerful
  • Hungarian: bivalyerős — very strong and powerful
  • Hungarian: erős, mint a bivaly — very strong and powerful
  • Norwegian: sterk som en bjørn — very strong and powerful
  • Norwegian: sterk som en okse — very strong and powerful
  • Polish: mocny jak byk — very strong and powerful
  • Polish: silny jak byk — very strong and powerful
  • Russian: силён как бык (siljón kak byk) — very strong and powerful
  • Scottish Gaelic: cho làidir ri Cù-Chulainn — very strong and powerful
  • Swedish: stark som en björn — very strong and powerful
  • Swedish: stark som en oxe — very strong and powerful
  • Vietnamese: khỏe như trâu — very strong and powerful
  • Yiddish: שטאַרק ווי אַ פֿערד (shtark vi a ferd) — very strong and powerful