Useful idioms about Health alive and kicking: to continue b | IELTSC1

Useful idioms about Health

alive and kicking: to continue being well and healthy.
E: My grandma is almost 90 but she's still alive and kicking.

to break a habit: to stop doing something that is a habit, especially something bad or harmful.
E: I was a drug addict, but a managed to break this habit.

to black out: to lose consciousness.
E: I blacked out before my final exam, because I was too worried about it.

to be under the weather: to feel ill.
E: Mary won't be at work todays, she's a bit under the weather.

to phone in sick: to call your superior to inform him/her that you are sick and won't be at work for some time.
E: I had to phone in sick last week, because I caught a flu.

sick as a dog = to be at death’s door: very sick.
E: John caught a flu a few days ago and now he's sick as a dog.

white as a sheet: can be sad about a very pale person.
E: John looks sick. Look at him! He's white as a sheet.

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