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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This includes Yoda, who was alive and kicking on the Jedi Council during the High Republic era.
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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
But the extinct creature is not an appropriate symbol because, unlike the dodo, Mauritius is very much alive and kicking.
—James Rampton, theweek, 11 Apr. 2024
While other clubs have folded, Rizzo has succeeded in keeping the room alive and kicking.
—Lisa Ellex, SPIN, 3 June 2024
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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
But the extinct creature is not an appropriate symbol because, unlike the dodo, Mauritius is very much alive and kicking.
—James Rampton, theweek, 11 Apr. 2024
While other clubs have folded, Rizzo has succeeded in keeping the room alive and kicking.
—Lisa Ellex, SPIN, 3 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 26 Jul. 2024.
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