alive and kicking

alive and kicking
шутл.
жив-здоров, цел и невредим; полон жизни; ≈ жив курилка!

Charles: "I suppose if I died you'd cry a bit. That would be nice of you and very proper. But I'm all alive and kicking. Don't you find me rather a nuisance?" (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Bread-Winner’, sc. 2) — Чарльз: "Если бы я умер, то вы, конечно, поплакали бы немножко. Это было бы так мило с вашей стороны и так уместно. Но я, как видите, в добром здравии. А что, я, кажется, очень надоел вам?"

A man's got to keep himself all alive and kicking, or where would his business be? (J. B. Priestley, ‘The Doomsday Men’, ch. 2) — Человек должен быть здоров, бодр и полон сил, иначе кто будет заниматься его делами?


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • alive and kicking — 1. Strong and active 2. Full of vigour • • • Main Entry: ↑alive * * * informal prevalent and very active bigotry is still alive and kicking * * * alive and kicking : healthy and active …   Useful english dictionary

  • Alive and kicking — Альбом Nazareth Дата выпуска 2003 Жанр рок Страна Великобритания Лейбл Ea …   Википедия

  • Alive and Kicking — Конц …   Википедия

  • alive and kicking — {adj. phr.} Very active; vigorous; full of energy. * /Grandpa was taken to the hospital with pneumonia, but he was discharged yesterday and is alive and kicking./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • alive and kicking — {adj. phr.} Very active; vigorous; full of energy. * /Grandpa was taken to the hospital with pneumonia, but he was discharged yesterday and is alive and kicking./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • alive and kicking — kicking kicking n. The act of delivering a blow with the foot. Syn: kick, boot. [WordNet 1.5] {alive and kicking} alive and vigorously active. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • alive and kicking — If something is active and doing well, it is alive and kicking.  (It can be used for people too.) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • alive\ and\ kicking — adj. phr. Very active; vigorous; full of energy. Grandpa was taken to the hospital with pneumonia, but he was discharged yesterday and is alive and kicking …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Alive and Kicking (musical) — Alive and Kicking is a musical revue with sketches by Ray Golden, I.A.L. Diamond, Henry Morgan, Jerome Chodorov, Joseph Stein, Will Glickman, and Michael Stuart; music by Hal Borne, Irma Jurist, Sammy Fain, Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Rome, Sonny… …   Wikipedia

  • Alive and Kicking (album) — Alive and Kicking is the live album by Nazareth. Track listing # When the Lights Come Down (Agnew, Leahy, McCafferty, Murrison, Sweet) 3:13 # Razamanaz (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet) 4:45 # Miss Misery (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet) 4 …   Wikipedia


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