OXFORD 9000
📚 proverb • entry_id 37080

an apple a day keeps the doctor away

/əˈn‿æpəl‿ə ˈdeɪ ˈkiːps ðə ˈdɒktəɹ‿əˈweɪ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
una manzana al día mantiene al médico en la lejanía
Apples are healthy and stave off illnesses.
Now, an apple is one of the most wonderful of fruits, and the most wholesome. The old adage went, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," and my young son, three years ago, when he…
Of course I eat an apple every evening—an apple a day keeps the doctor away—but still, you ought to have more prunes, and not all these fancy doodads.
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