Idioms and Phrases on Fitness and Health with examples
Idioms and Phrases on Fitness and Health with examples
This section covers some interesting Idioms and Phrases on fitness and health related things to be used in day to day conversations. Each of them is accompanied by meaning and an example to make them easy to undersand.
Anyone interested in improving their communication skills will find this list of idioms and phrases with examples interesting. However, all the freshers and students preparing for their competitive exams like MBA, NMAT, CAT, MAT, XAT, SNAP, MHCET, Banking exams, IBPS, SBI, RRB, SSB, SSC, RBI, UPSC etc. will find this collection of idioms with explanation especially useful.
1. Alive and well
Meaning: To be well and healthy.
Example: After recovering from cancer, Yuvraj is alive and well now.
2. As fit as a fiddle
Meaning: A person who is healthy, strong and physically fit.
Example: In spite of being ninety years old, she is as fit as a fiddle.
3. Catch a cold
Meaning: To get a cold.
Example: Pratibha stop playing in the rain, you might catch a cold, said the mother.
4. Pass out
Meaning: To faint or to get unconscious for short period of time. Do not get confused with the phrase 'Pass away'. Pass away means to die.
Example: Karthik passed out, because he fasted for 2 days.
5. Work like a charm
Meaning: When something works well.
Example: The concoction of ginger and honey works like a charm in treating cold and cough.
6. To eat like a horse
Meaning: To eat food in large quantity.
Example: Despite eating like a horse, he is thin.
