Health Idioms

HEALTH IDIOMS and expressions

IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS

• To be as pale as a ghost
• To be back on one's feet
• To black out
• To break down
• To break out in a cold sweat
• To kick the bucket
• To have a bun in the oven
• To be as fit as a fiddle

• A clean bill of health
• To toss and turn
• To feel on top of the world
• An apple a day keeps the doctor away
• To go under the knife
• To be as sick as a dog
• To feel under the weather
• To have a cast-iron stomach

-To be back on one's feet

-To be as pale as a ghost

To be healthy again after a period of illness: I love to see that you´re back on your feet after such a terrible experience.

To be extremely pale due to fear or illness: She was as pale as a dog when the teacher asked her to do a presentation in front of the class.

-To break down

-To black out

To lose conciousness, to faint, to pass out: The football player blacked out after being hit by another player.

To lose control of one's emotions, to have a nervous collapse The suspect broke down while being questioned in court.

-To break out in a cold sweat

-To kick the bucket

To start feeling extremely worried or frightened. To start sweating while feeling cold due to an illness or infection: When I had the flu, I broke out in a cold sweat every time I moved.

To die: I don't think it's time for me to kick the bucket yet.

-To have a bun in the oven

-To be as fit as a fiddle

To be pregnant: Rumour has it that she has a bun in the oven.

To be very strong and healthy: My neighbour is almost 90, but she's as fit as a fiddle.

-To toss and turn

-To be given a clean bill of health

To move about from side to side or turn a lot in bed, especially because you cannot sleep: Last night I was tossing and turning all night; I couldn´t sleep at all.

This happens when a doctor tells you that you are completely healthy: I got over the flu last week. The doctor has given me a clean bill of health.

-An apple a day keeps the doctor away

-To feel on top of the world

This is said to mean that eating one apple per day and eating healthily can keep prevent disease: If you are over 50, you should eat one apple a day to keep the doctor away.

To be very happy: I was feeling on top of the world when I passed my competition exam and got my job.

-To be as sick as a dog

-To go under the knife

To have a medical operation: If your knee problem cannot be fixed with hyaluronic acid injections, you will have to go under the knife.

To be vomiting a lot: Last night I was as sick as a dog after eating dinner. I think the eggs I ate were out of date.

-To have a cast-iron stomach

-To feel under the weather

To be able to eat all sorts of food and drinks without having indigestion problems: One of my friends eats hot food every other day and feels perfect. She must have a cast-iron stomach.

To feel slightly ill: I think I've caught something. I'm feeling a bit under the weather today.

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