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.
- “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.”
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- “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.”
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- “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.”
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- “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.”
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- “Flare up.” Meaning: (an illness) suddenly begin again.
- Example:
- “I thought I have completely recover from the flu, but the fever suddenly flared up.”
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- “Go under a knife.” Meaning: to have an operation in surgery.
- Example:
- “She is going under a knife to remove the breast tumor.”
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- “Head shrinker.” Meanimg: a psychiatrist.
- Example:
- “Well, I recommend you to see dr. Robert. He is a good head shrinker.”
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- “In a family way.” Meaning: pregnant.
- Example:
- “Have you heard that Marissa is in a family way?”
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- “Out cold” Meaning: unconscious.
- Example:
- “I don’t know what happened to him. He was shivering before he is out cold.”
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- “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,”
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Compiled and written by @mettaa_ for @EnglishTips4u on Thursday, August 3, 2017.
Is it correct if I say “ i have to be alive and kicking’v