alive adjective 1 said of a multiple-race bet in horse racing in which the first or early legs of the bet have been won AUSTRALIA, 1989. 2 in horse racing, said of a horse subject to heavy betting US, 1990
idiomalivebe alive and kickingused in order to say that someone is still healthy and active, or that a business, activity etc still exists and is still successful:I haven't heard from those guys since their band split up - is everyone still alive and kicking?You talk about the company as if it doesn't exist, but I assure you it's alive and kicking.
See:- (for) land('s) sake(s) (alive)
- alive (live) and kicking (well)
- alive and kicking
- alive and well
- alive to
- alive to (something)
- alive with
- be alive and kicking
- be alive and well
- be alive with
- bring (someone or something) alive
- bring something alive
- come alive
- eat (one) alive
- eat alive
- eat somebody alive
- eat someone alive
- Land sakes!
- look alive
- Look alive!
- man alive
- more dead than alive
- sakes alive
- skin (one) alive
- skin alive
- skin somebody alive
- skin someone alive
- what a time to be alive
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