picture of health, the

picture of health

One who is or looks especially healthy, robust, of full of vitality. My grandmother is nearly 70 and smokes two packs of cigarettes a day, but somehow she's still the picture of health. It's amazing how having a bit of a tan can make someone a picture of health.

picture of (good) health

in a very healthy condition. The doctor says I am the picture of good health. Each of the children is the picture of health.

the picture of health

a picture of health

If someone is the picture of health or a picture of health, they look very healthy. He lay propped on pillows, looking the picture of health, his skin tanned, his jaw firm. Today, Ryan Carroll is a picture of health. Note: Other words can be used instead of health to emphasize how someone looks. He was hardly a picture of elegance. Day after day she came and sat with us and looked a picture of misery.

picture of health, the

A model of well-being. This complimentary description has been around since the late eighteenth century. Jane Austen used it in Emma (1815): “One hears sometimes of a child being ‘the picture of health.’”

词组	picture of health, the
释义	picture of health, the picture of health One who is or looks especially healthy, robust, of full of vitality. My grandmother is nearly 70 and smokes two packs of cigarettes a day, but somehow she's still the picture of health. It's amazing how having a bit of a tan can make someone a picture of health. See also: health, of, picture Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. picture of (good) health in a very healthy condition. The doctor says I am the picture of good health. Each of the children is the picture of health. See also: health, of, picture McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. the picture of health or a picture of health If someone is the picture of health or a picture of health, they look very healthy. He lay propped on pillows, looking the picture of health, his skin tanned, his jaw firm. Today, Ryan Carroll is a picture of health. Note: Other words can be used instead of health to emphasize how someone looks. He was hardly a picture of elegance. Day after day she came and sat with us and looked a picture of misery. See also: health, of, picture Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. picture of health, the A model of well-being. This complimentary description has been around since the late eighteenth century. Jane Austen used it in Emma (1815): “One hears sometimes of a child being ‘the picture of health.’” See also: of, picture The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: image of health picture of health the picture of health smoker chain smoker chain-smoker fountain of youth coffin-dodger an idle brain is the devil's workshop pack heat
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