ATLAS, CHARLES


Meaning of ATLAS, CHARLES in English

Atlas, Charles BrE AmE

(1893–1972) a US ↑ body builder , who started a successful business selling a course that showed people how to develop strong muscles. Its advertisements used the phrase ‘You too can have a body like mine’. Charles Atlas’s name is often used humorously to describe someone who has strong muscles:

He thinks he’s Charles Atlas.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.