in the pink

1. In good health: “Marsha has recovered from the flu and is feeling in the pink again.”

Idioms and Phrases

In good health, as in We're glad to hear Bob's in the pink again . In the 1500s pink meant “the embodiment of perfection,” but the current idiom dates only from about 1900.

Related Words

• active
• athletic
• fresh
• healthful
• hearty
• lively
• normal
• robust
• strong
• tough
• vigorous