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 figurativelyAfter years of slow earnings, the industry is now alive and kicking.
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The House Science markup signals the effort to move on this legislation this year is alive and kicking.
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Ashley Gold, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
Francis Whately) – A documentary showcasing how the tensions of race, class, poverty, gender, sexuality and creativity versus commerce and geography are still alive and kicking in the US today, and how today’s country artists are emblematic of a seismic shift that is happening in US country music.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
This includes Yoda, who was alive and kicking on the Jedi Council during the High Republic era.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 28 June 2024
An ongoing study out of the United Kingdom’s Kings College London—which analyses more than 12,000 job applications—found international discrimination is still alive and kicking.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 22 June 2024
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Ashley Gold, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
Francis Whately) – A documentary showcasing how the tensions of race, class, poverty, gender, sexuality and creativity versus commerce and geography are still alive and kicking in the US today, and how today’s country artists are emblematic of a seismic shift that is happening in US country music.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
This includes Yoda, who was alive and kicking on the Jedi Council during the High Republic era.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 28 June 2024
An ongoing study out of the United Kingdom’s Kings College London—which analyses more than 12,000 job applications—found international discrimination is still alive and kicking.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 22 June 2024
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“Alive and kicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alive%20and%20kicking. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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