alive and kicking

Idioms  

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.

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Example Sentences

“And the reality is I just got to live through all of it firsthand — alive and kicking! I can’t imagine a more lovely reaction to what happened.”

From Los Angeles Times

But Scotland are still alive and kicking.

From BBC

"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

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