Learn English – What’s a common idiom to say someone is strong

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I have no idea how Americans convey the message that someone is physically very strong in informal everyday English. [In my mother language we say someone has a power of a donkey.]

The only equivalents which I found are as below:

  • He is cock strong.

  • He is strong like bull.

I was wondering if you could tell me which one sounds natural in English. If none makes sense, then could you tell me what a native speaker would say to indicate such a meaning to someone else?

Best Answer

One common English idiom is:

He is strong as an ox.

As a footnote, don't use your first option. Just don't.

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