alive and kicking

alive and kicking

Active 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!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

alive and kicking

 and 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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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

alive and kicking

Also, 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.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

alive and kicking

COMMON 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.
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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

alive and kicking

prevalent 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.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

aˌlive and ˈkicking

(informal) still existing and strong or active: The old prejudices were still very much alive and kicking.
See also: alive, and, kick
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • be alive and kicking
  • alive
  • live and kicking
  • wouldn't get a kick in a horsebox
  • live and well
  • legged
  • be busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest
  • contest
  • fall on (one's) feet
  • fall on one's feet
References in periodicals archive
"I was working and living in Zambia in 2011 when I joined Alive and Kicking to support their country health programme," he said.
Ben makes sure footy alive and kicking in Africa; GEORDIE HEAD OF CHARITY BRINGING BEAUTIFUL GAME TO KIDS
Barack Obama with one of the Alive and Kicking balls
Meet the charity worker who has Alan Shearer's support in using football to help children in Africa; Ben Sadler's charity Alive and Kicking is changing lives across the world - and Barack Obama has even backed the cause
By the grace of God Almighty, I am alive and kicking against the rumour.
Oyo NURTW boss, Fele, debunks death rumour, says 'I'm alive and kicking'
He said: "I wasn't feeling well and said I would do one more song which was Alive and Kicking.
Singer alive & kicking after heart attack
Summary: The ancient sport of archery is still alive and kicking in Dubai, with about 200 members between the ages of 9 and 75 who make the trek to Sharjah every Friday morning, where they release their bows at the Sharjah Wanderers Sport and Golf Club.
Eying the bull's-eye
"Let's hope some sort of scenario happens at the weekend where we are still alive and kicking going into the last game and still able to get into the play-offs.
Mogga: Finish with a flourish
Googling a runner Alive And Kicking 8.20 Ripon A song by Scottish rock group Simple Minds, Alive And Kicking was a follow-up to the very successful Don't You Forget About Me, and reached number seven in the UK singles chart in 1985.
HORSE PLAY; Just for the fun of it
The guide, called Alive and Kicking, has been distributed to youngsters throughout Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland, in a bid to help them during the often stressful growing-up years.
Pocket-sized guide to healthy living; GROWING up in this day and age can be difficult for youngsters, but students in the North East are being given a helping hand from a new health booklet. RUTH LAWSON finds out more
The pub is also fundraising to build a new sports ground at the Ukhanyo School in Masiphumelele, South Africa, through the Happy Africa Foundation and kit it out with 'Alive and Kicking' footballs, so the youngsters are ready for kick off this summer.
PUB'S PLEA TO FANS
He will make his journey across London using an Alive and Kicking football.
Brit man eyes record by juggling football 30 miles across London
Alive and Kicking tells the story of Legg's successful battle against cancer and is published as part of Y Lolfa's Quick
Win 'Alive and Kicking'
Chirpy Ben declares: "I'm still alive and kicking. I feel really great - it's good to be alive."
Birthday trip ..in a hearse
ALIVE AND KICKING A father of five who came home from a skiing holiday to find his friends mourning his death has insisted: "I'm still alive and kicking." Steve Lewis, 47, was stunned to return to Gloucester from Andorra, to find rumours were rife that he had passed away after an accident on the slopes.
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