in bad shape
A person who is in bad shape is in poor physical condition.
"I really am in bad shape.
I need to get some exercise."
get yourself back into
shape
To get yourself back into shape, you
need to take exercise in order to become
fit and healthy again.
"Se decided she'd have to get
back into shape before looking for a new job."
bag of
bones
To say that someone is a bag of bones means that they are extremely thin.
"When he came home from the war
he was a bag of bones."
full of beans
A person who is full of beans is lively, active and healthy.
"You'd never guess his age.
He's still full of beans!"
black out
If you black
out, you lose consciousness.
"When Tony saw the needle, he
blacked out."
as blind as a bat
Someone whose vision is very poor, or
who is unable to see anything, is (as)
blind as a bat.
"Without his glasses the old man
is as blind as a bat."
blue around
the gills (also green or pale around the gills)
If a person looks blue around the gills, they look unwell or sick.
"You should sit down. You
look a bit blue around the gills."
feel blue
To feel blue means to have feelings of deep sadness or depression.
"My old neighbour has been
feeling blue since her dog died."
kick the bucket
To kick the bucket is a light-hearted way of talking about death.
"He will inherit when his
grandfather kicks the bucket."
clean bill of
health
If a person has a clean bill of health, they have a report or certificate
declaring that their health is
satisfactory.
"All candidates are required to
present a clean bill of health."
cast iron
stomach
If you can eat all sorts of food and
drink what you like, without any indigestion,
discomfort or bad effects, it can be
said that you have a cast iron stomach.
I don't know how you can eat that
spicy food. You must have a cast iron stomach!
off colour
If you are off colour, you
are looking or feeling ill.
"You look a bit off colour.
Are you feeling all right?"
