in bad shape 健康状况不佳

get yourself back into shape 你需要锻炼以重获健康

bag of bones （形容某人）相当瘦

例句：When he came home from the war he was a bag of bones.

full of beans （形容某人）是活跃、积极、健康的

black out 失去意识

as blind as a bat 视力非常差，或者没有视觉，就像蝙蝠一样

例句：Without his glasses the old man is as blind as a bat.

blue around the gills (也作green or pale around the gills) 看起来（身体）不舒服或有病

例句：You should sit down. You look a bit blue around the gills.

feel blue 深深的悲哀和沮丧的感觉

kick the bucket 以轻松的方式谈论死亡

例句：He will inherit when his grandfather kicks the bucket.

clean bill of health 断定健康无问题的报告或诊断

be off colour 看起来或感觉上有病的

dead as a doornail 某人（或某物）毫无疑问死去了

例句：As soon as the golf ball hit the rabbit, he was dead as a doornail.

go off the deep end 突然变得生气或情绪化

dice with death 拿生命开玩笑

例句：Going mountain-climbing alone is dicing with death.

drop like flies 人们大批量地生病或死去

hit the dust “死”的一种幽默的表达方式

back on one's feet 在一场大病或事故之后又重获健康

have a frog in one's throat 由于喉咙痛或想咳嗽，不能清楚地说话

hale and hearty 精神充沛、老当益壮

例句：My grandmother is still hale and hearty at the age of ninety.

have a hangover 大量饮酒后的不良反应

keep body and soul together 设法维持生活

例句：He was unemployed and homeless, but he somehow managed to keep body and soul together.

land of the living 说某人还活着的一种幽默方式

例句：Hi there! It's good to see you're still in the land of the living!