in the pink

Cultural  

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

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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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Example Sentences

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

She was putting the groceries onto the counter so that the woman in the pink smock could drive them over the beeping thing with the green and red light.

From Literature

Two days later on Instagram, Spencer Reaves posted a photo of his brother in the pink Rigorer shoes and a photo of himself and his wife holding ultrasound photos.

From Los Angeles Times

The essence of Evelyn Dieckhaus is still there, captured in the pink Bible where she underlined the word “covenant” in silver ink, and in the beaming photos of her with her family.

From New York Times

I pull a pair of pajama shorts and a T-shirt out of my drawer in the pink dresser from Malia’s old room.

From Literature

Related Words

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