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in the pink

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


in the pink Idioms  
  1. 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.


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Lloyd said the fact Kirsty's body was wrapped in the pink carrier she bought to preserve her wedding dress was a "particularly agonising revelation".

From BBC Feb. 7, 2026

When the story opens, Barbie lives an entirely frictionless life in the pink perfection of Barbie Land.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2024

Maybe we’re living in the pink Dreamhouse already.

From Scientific American Jul. 21, 2023

Einer Rubio won a shortened and weather-affected 13th stage of the Giro d’Italia for his first victory in a Grand Tour while Geraint Thomas remained in the pink jersey on Friday.

From Washington Times May 19, 2023

When his mother had paid for the groceries, the lady in the pink smock looked down and said "Have a good day" to Sam.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

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