alive and kicking

1. 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.

Example Sentences

"Here I am three weeks later, still alive and kicking," Mr Fontana added.

From BBC

But Gardena Cinema is alive and kicking.

From Los Angeles Times

Sporting romance was alive and kicking in the Spanish capital.

From BBC

Another of the smaller parties is certainly alive and kicking: Plaid Cymru won both of its target seats at the election, ending up with four in total.

From BBC

In other words mRNA-recipes of certain proteins show that the viruses are alive and kicking.

From Science Daily

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