alive and kicking

idiom

: healthy and active

She ran a marathon late in life, just to prove she was still alive and kicking.

—often used figuratively

After years of slow earnings, the industry is now alive and kicking.

Examples of alive and kicking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Several skeptics felt that another summer tourney that extended the MLS schedule that already has been congested with the likes of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (which has been alive and kicking since 1913) and the Concacaf Champions Cup, was not needed. —Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025

Elsewhere, the romance of the fourth estate is alive and kicking. —Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025

So far, Enid is still alive and kicking (and getting cozy with a boy named Bruno). —Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025

Since Arnold Schwarzenegger threw down with an intergalactic alien super-hunter in the jungle back in 1987, the franchise has churned out a sci-fi action flick every so often to keep the Predators alive and kicking in pop culture. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 June 2025

Rhymes for alive and kicking

• clicking
• flicking
• nicking
• picking
• pricking
• sticking
• ticking
• tricking
• wicking
• picnicking
• politicking