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Health related idioms


1. Alive and kicking (स्वस्थ होना) - to be well and healthy
E.g. My dad is eighty nine years old and is very much alive and kicking

2. Alive and well (स्वस्थ होना) - to be well and healthy
E.g. The boy who got knocked off his bike was alive and well after the accident

3. As fit as a fiddle (शारीरिक रूप से स्वस्थ होना) - to be healthy and physically fit
E.g. Despite being over ninety, my Mom is as fit as a fiddle

4. As pale as a ghost (पीला सा दिखना) - extremely pale
E.g. I went as pale as a ghost when I saw the man’s bloody face

5. As pale as death (बहुत ज़्यादा पीला) - extremely pale
E.g. He went as pale as death when he was diagnosed with cancer

6. At death’s door (मौत के नज़दीक) - very near death
E.g. The footballer was at death’s door after his heart attack

7. Back on one’s feet (दोबारा स्वस्थ होना) - physically healthy again
E.g. Jimmy is back on his feet after a week in bed with flu

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