Alive And Kicking Definition, Sentence Examples
ALIVE AND KICKING MEANING – Find out what alive and kicking really means. Example sentences of this idiomatic expression can also be found here.
The expression is thought to have been used by fishmongers to convince consumers of the freshness of their fish when it first appeared in the late 18th to early 19th century.
The first print citation is from an anonymous travelogue “Farther excursions of the observant pedestrian” in 1801.
Alive And Kicking Meaning:
- continue to exist, live, and have energy
- lively and active
- good and sound
- actively engaged and doing well
- to remain well-liked or prosperous
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Here are examples of sentences that use alive and kicking:
- I’ve been driving my motorcycle every day for then years but it’s still alive and kicking.
- After years of slow earnings, Lyka’s grocery store is now alive and kicking.
- Benedict said he’d seen her last week and she was alive and kicking.
- We are alive and kicking and we matter.
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