strong as an ox
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“They say he’s strong as an ox, leaps tall buildings in a single bound. We don’t have that kind of warped reality on our side.”
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2024
"This kid is as strong as an ox," Mattingly said.
From Fox News ● Sep. 12, 2021
His interest in the game and intensity can wane, but he’s strong as an ox.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2018
He was strong as an ox and as fast as the wind and as quick as lightning.
From Newsweek ● May 5, 2012
And in it all was his own father, the second Macon Dead, their contemporary, who was strong as an ox, could ride bareback and barefoot, who, they agreed, outran, outplowed, outshot, outpicked, outrode them all.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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