alive and kicking

alive and kicking
alive and kicking & alive and well
Fig. 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.

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{adj. phr.} Very active; vigorous; full of energy. * /Grandpa was taken to the hospital with pneumonia, but he was discharged yesterday and is alive and kicking./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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