Put hairs on (one's) chest In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "put hairs on (one's) chest", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2022-09-28 11:09

Meaning of Put hairs on (one's) chest

Put hairs on (one's) chest spoken language humourous

If you tell someone that something, usually a strong alcoholic drink or a type of food, will put hairs on their chest, you mean that it is beneficial to them or will make them stronger or more masculine.

 

I was told a glass of this drink a day would put hairs on my chest.

They told me a shot of this liquor would put hairs on my chest.

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Origin of Put hairs on (one's) chest

The origin of this phrase is not clear.
 

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