Read the sentences and choose the correct meanings of the given idioms
I've just had a serious operation and my leg still hurts. But, my friends say that I'm alive and kicking!
My grandmother is ninety-two years old but she is still as fit as a fiddle.
I'm back on my feet after being sick for a long time.
He always breaks out in a cold sweat when he hears thunder.
I'm going under the knife next month to try to solve my knee problems.
What's the matter with you? You look a little green around the gills!
A: Were you seriously ill during your sick leave?
B: Yes, I was sick as a dog the whole time.
I got a charley horse while running.
Getting rid of bad habits will do you good.
She used to get the heebie-jeebies walking home at night.
Alive and kicking
- physically healthy again
- extremely ill
- in good health despite health problems
As fit as a fiddle
- looking sick
- healthy and physically fit
- extremely ill
Back on one's feet
- to undergo a surgery
- to be physically healthy again
- to develop a cramp in the arm or leg
Break out in a cold sweat
- to develop a cramp in the arm or leg
- to look ill
- to perspire from fever or anxiety
Go under the knife
- to undergo a surgery
- to be extremely ill
- to be physically healthy again
Green around the gills
- in good health despite health problems
- looking sick
- to undergo a surgery
Sick as a dog
- healthy and physically fit
- extremely ill
- looking sick
Get a charley horse
- to develop a cramp in the arm or leg
- to undergo a surgery
- to look sick
Do somebody good
- to be in good health despite health problems
- to improve someone's health or life
- to be extremely ill
Get the heebie-jeebies
- to have strong feelings of fear or worry
- to look sick
- to improve someone's health or life