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

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 Literature

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

From Los Angeles Times

She ran into the crowd 30 minutes late and sat on the floor until it was her turn, rattling off flash fiction with the fluent vim and vigor of a pharmaceutical commercial’s legal disclaimer.

From Los Angeles Times

Winn’s exquisite pacing lives in her syntax as much as her plot, giving vim and vigor to every line.

From New York Times

Of course they never will, but Biden works a crowd with a vim and vigor I haven't seen since Bill Clinton.

From Salon