| 词汇 | alive and kicking |
| 释义 | Idiom alive and kicking and alive and well Theme: HEALTH - FIT well and healthy. (Informal. Fixed order.)JANE: HOW is Bill? MARY: Oh, he's alive and kicking.The last time I saw Tom, he was alive and well. alive and kickingActive and healthy. A: "How are you doing after your surgery?" B: "I'm alive and kicking!" I thought for sure that old dog wouldn't survive the winter, but he's still alive and kicking! alive and kickingand alive and wellFig. well and healthy. Jane: How is Bill since his illness last month? Mary: Oh; he's alive and kicking. The last time I saw Tom, he was alive and well. alive and kickingAlso, alive and well. Alive and alert; living and healthy. For example, John's completely recovered; he's alive and kicking, or You're quite mistaken; our lawyer is alive and well. The first expression, sometimes shortened to live and kicking, originally was used by fishmongers hawking their wares to convince customers of their freshness and has been considered a cliché since about 1850. The variant originated in the 1960s as a denial of someone's reported death. alive and kickingCOMMON If someone or something is alive and kicking, they are still active or still exist. I'm alive and kicking and still going strong. Romance is still alive and kicking for a couple who will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this week. alive and kickingprevalent and very active. informal 1991 Mark Tully No Full Stops in India You deliberately choose unknown actors, although India is a country where the star system is very much alive and kicking. aˌlive and ˈkicking(informal) still existing and strong or active: The old prejudices were still very much alive and kicking. |
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