vim and vigor

Idioms  

1. Ebullient vitality and energy, as in He was full of vim and vigor after that swim. This redundant expression uses both vim and vigor in the sense of “energy” or “strength.”

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Example Sentences

A full horse full of vim and vigor and they brought Cody up.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2023

She said he had come to her home for dinner shortly before he died and had been “full of his usual vim and vigor and all kinds of questions.”

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2021

She is full of vim and vigor and maybe is no more likely to die of a stroke than Pete Buttigieg, 36.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2019

The nine-page report is full of vim and vigor and a couple of typos, with this as the prime directive: “Create a values based narrative,” the task force recommends.

From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2015

I made sure to come home all vim and vigor, never complaining about the customers’ behavior or about my feet hurting from standing all day.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu