IDIOMS DESCRIBING HEALTH

IDIOMS DESCRIBING HEALTH 

1.UNDER THE WEATHER:- Not very well

e.g. "she was sufficiently under the weather to have to pull out of the championship"

2.LOOK LIKE DEATH WARMED UP:- Looking extremely ill

e.g. He shouldn't be working when he's so ill - he looks like death warmed up! 

3.RECHARGE ONE'S BATTERIES:- Do something to gain fresh energy and enthusiasm

e.g. "you said you wanted to get away from it all and recharge your batteries"

4.FEEL OFF-COLOR:- Feel unwell

e.g. For three weeks Maurice felt off-color but did not have any dramatic symptoms.

5.ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY:- Getting better

e.g. The road to recovery from cancer is a long and draining one, she would need all the help she can get.

6.ON THE MEND:- Getting better

e.g. the economy is on the mend

7.AS FIT AS A FIDDLE:- perfectly well 

e.g. My grandmother's 89, but she's as fit as a fiddle.

INFORMAL IDIOMS FOR DIE

1. POPPED HER CLOGS

2. GIVE UP THE GHOST

3.KICK THE BUCKET

4.BITE THE DUST

5.FALL OFF ONE'S PERCH

INFORMAL IDIOMS FOR MAD

1.A BASKET CASE

2.OFF ONE'S ROCKER

3.A SCREW LOOSE

4.AS NUTTY AS A FRUITCAKE

IDIOMS BASED ON MEDICAL IMAGES

1. A SORE POINT/SPOT:- A subject which someone would prefer not to talk about because it makes them angry or embarrassed

e.g. Don't ask him about the job search - it's a bit of a sore point.

2. GIVE SOMEONE A TASTE/DOSE OF THEIR OWN MEDICINE:- Do the same bad thing to someone that they have done to you in order to show them how unpleasant it is. 

e.g. Its not for nothing that people are calling you names; you're getting a taste of your own medicine.

3. A BITTER PILL TO SWALLOW:- Unpleasant, but has to be accepted 

e.g. Our people have swallowed a bitter pill in accepting this peace agreement.

4.SUGAR THE PILL:- Do something to make something unpleasant more acceptable 

e.g.He wants 2,000 staff to be transferred to a spin-off company, and the incentives could sugar the pill for those worried about losing their jobs.

5.HAVE ITCHY FEET:- Want to travel or move on 

e.g. After three years in the job she began to get itchy feet.