Hello, Fellas, how are you? I hope you are always as fit as fiddle.

Today I am going to share some idioms related to health. I am sure that maybe you’ve heard about some of them.

1. “Alive and kicking.” Meaning: (just like the previous phrase “as fit as fiddle”) to be healthy.
   • Example:
     • “Hello, John, how are you? You look alive and kicking.”
2. “Break out in a cold sweat.” Meaning: to perspire from fever/anxiety.
   • Example:
     • “It seems like you are going to break out in a cold sweat. Just relax, everything will be all right.”
3. “Bring (someone) around.” Meaning: to cure someone/to restore consciousness.
   • Example:
     • “Donna’s one of the best cardiologist. She always brings her patients around successfully.”
4. “Feel on top of the world.” Meaning: to be very healthy.
   • Example:
     • “I think this supplement works. I am currently feeling on top of the world.”
5. “Flare up.” Meaning: (an illness) suddenly begin again.
   • Example:
     • “I thought I have completely recover from the flu, but the fever suddenly flared up.”
6. “Go under a knife.” Meaning: to have an operation in surgery.
   • Example:
     • “She is going under a knife to remove the breast tumor.”
7. “Head shrinker.” Meanimg: a psychiatrist.
   • Example:
     • “Well, I recommend you to see dr. Robert. He is a good head shrinker.”
8. “In a family way.” Meaning: pregnant.
   • Example:
     • “Have you heard that Marissa is in a family way?”
9. “Out cold” Meaning: unconscious.
   • Example:
     • “I don’t know what happened to him. He was shivering before he is out cold.”
10. “Pull through.” Meaning: to recover from serious illness.
    • Example:
      • “Hannah is still unable to go to school even though she has pulled through the dengue fever,”

Compiled and written by @mettaa_ for @EnglishTips4u on Thursday, August 3, 2017.