Phrase info Antonyms

alive and kicking

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1. alive and kicking - Adjective

2. alive and kicking - Phrase

Meaning

alive and kicking (not comparable)

(idiomatic) Healthy; vital; in good health, particularly in opposition to unfavorable circumstances.
Synonyms: alive and well, animated, kicking; see also Thesaurus:alive

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Examples

In Jackson, however, you'd never know there was a civil rights movement because Jim Crow is still alive and kicking with no end in sight. Source: Internet

Bin Laden, who has not appeared in video footage since October 2004, is not only alive and kicking, he's beefed up his personal appearance. Source: Internet

That well known SPIKE wallop is still alive and kicking. Source: Internet

Finally, closer to home and still very much alive and kicking, is the Broken Spoke. Source: Internet

Thanks to Denver's () files, we now know Bonnie's baby (who she thought died in childbirth) might be alive and kicking and walking around out there somewhere. Source: Internet

But I am still alive and kicking, and I do update my quite frequently. Source: Internet

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