hearty
Related to hearty: hale and hearty
hale and hearty
Healthy. It's true that she was in the hospital a few weeks ago, but she's hale and hearty now.
See also: and, hale, hearty
party hearty
To engage in a very lively, raucous celebration. I've been busting my hump all week studying for my exams on Friday, so I'm going to party hearty after they're all done! I know she partied hearty on Sunday for her birthday, so she might not be in the best form this morning.
See also: hearty, party
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
hale and hearty
Cliché healthy. The young infant was hale and hearty. The calf—hale and hearty—ran around the barnyard.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
hale and hearty
In robust good health, as in After her long bout with pneumonia, I was glad to see her hale and hearty. This redundant expression, since both hale and hearty here mean "healthy," probably survives owing to its pleasing alliteration. [Mid-1800s]
See also: and, hale, hearty
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
hale and ˈhearty
(especially of old people) strong and healthy: She was still hale and hearty in her nineties.See also: and, hale, hearty
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
party hearty
and party down in. to have a great time; to celebrate. (Also as an exclamation: Party down!) The whole class decided to celebrate and party hearty. Let’s party down, dudes!
See also: hearty, party
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
hale and hearty
Healthy and vigorous. This term, which dates from the mid-nineteenth century, is redundant, since hale and hearty both mean “healthy.” It survived, no doubt, because of its pleasing alliteration. Thomas Hardy used it in The Dynasts (1903): “We be the King’s men, hale and hearty.”
See also: and, hale, hearty
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- hale and hearty
- party hearty
- yuk it up
- yukking
- with relish
- stick to ribs
- stick to the ribs
- stick to the/(one's) ribs
- stick to your ribs
- laugh like a drain