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fresh as a daisy

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  1. Well rested, energetic, as in I'm finally over my jet lag and feel fresh as a daisy. This simile may allude to the fact that a daisy's petals fold at night and open in the morning. [Late 1700s]


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A century after the story's setting, Campion believes the bullying experienced by Rose is "as fresh as a daisy."

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2021

The brightness and pungency of the pepper-laced tomato sauce, the chew of the pasta, the verdancy of the fresh parsley — it's all as fresh as a daisy.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2021

“The Visitation,” looking fresh as a daisy after extensive recent conservation, shows the young Virgin Mary greeting the elderly St. Elizabeth at the top of a steep urban street.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2019

Ninety minutes in and he’s fresh as a daisy, spinning away from two Australians on the sideline, then dribbling around a third.

From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2018

I look over, and climbing in through one of the open windows is Red Jack, looking fresh as a daisy in a yellow waistcoat.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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