Re: Trivet
Posted by Bruce Kahl on February
29, 2000 In Reply to: Trivet posted by Maggie Hamberger
on February 29, 2000
: will someone enlighten me to the meaning of the phrase "you're
as right as a trivet"?
It means perfection.
The trivet is a metallic plate-stand with three legs designed to
hold a plate of hot toast. I am unsure as to WHY it means what it
does but see the last entry in the following:
Roget's Thesaurus: Entry 650 (Perfection)
Adj. perfect, faultless; indefective[obs], indeficient[obs], indefectible;
immaculate, spotless, impeccable; free from imperfection &c. 651;
unblemished, uninjured &c. 659; sound, sound as a roach; in perfect
condition; scathless[obs], intact, harmless; seaworthy &c. (safe)
644; right as a trivet
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