alive and kicking
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alive and kicking
adjective
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Healthy; vital; in good health, particularly in opposition to unfavorable circumstances.
He pulled and pulled and pulled, until he saw coming out of the water—what do you think? Instead of a dead donkey he saw a marionette, alive and kicking, struggling and twisting like an eel.
Similar: alive and well, animated, kicking, above ground, alive, alive and kicking, animate, extant, live, lively, livesome, living
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adj healthy, especially in opposition to other circumstances
| Español | vivito y coleando, vivo y coleando |
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| 日本語 | 元気一杯 genki ippai, しゃんしゃんする shanshan suru |
| 中文 | 活蹦亂跳 /活蹦乱跳 huóbèngluàntiào |
| Português | vivo e forte |
| Français | vif, en pleine forme, bien en vie, sain et sauf |
| Deutsch | gesund und munter, quicklebendig |
| Italiano | vivo e vegeto, in ottima salute |
| Ελληνικά | ακμαιότατος akmaiótatos, ζει και βασιλεύει zei kai vasilévei |
| Русский | жив-здоро́в živ-zdoróv |
| עברית | חַי וְקַיָּם kháy v'kayám |
Talk about this word "alive and kicking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alive%20and%20kicking. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. alive and kicking. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alive%20and%20kicking "alive and kicking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alive%20and%20kicking.Cite this
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title = {alive and kicking},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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