living on borrowed time 在可能导致死亡的一场大病或事故之后的一段时间
例句:After heart surgery, some patients say they're living on borrowed time.
look the picture of health 看起来完全、非常健康
new lease of life 因为更大的快乐或满足而活得更长
例句:Moving closer to his children has given him a new lease of life.
go nuts 十分愚蠢、古怪或疯癫
go under the knife 动手术、开刀
off colour 看起来或感觉上病了
例句:What's the matter with you Tom? You look a bit off colour today.
out of sorts 心烦、急躁,感觉不好
例句:The baby is out of sorts today. Perhaps he's cutting a tooth.
have pins and needles (胳膊、腿)发麻
in the pink of health 身体状况相当好,非常健康
例句:Caroline looked in the pink of health after her holiday.
pull through 从重病中恢复健康
pushing up the daisies 死去了
例句:Old Johnny Barnes? He's been pushing up the daisies for over 10 years!"
recharge your batteries在一场劳累或有压力的活动之后休息一段时间以放松或恢复活力
例句:Sam is completely over-worked. He needs a holiday to recharge his batteries.
right as rain 身体状况非常健康
例句:I called to see my grandmother, thinking she was ill, but she was (as) right as rain!
run down 身体状况不好
spare-part surgery 一个人患病或失去机能的器官被移植或人造器官取代的外科手术
spare tyre 在腰部有一圈肉
例句:I'd better go on a diet - I'm getting a spare tyre!
take a turn for the worse 病情恶化
touch-and-go (病情)不确定
例句:Dave's life is out of danger now, but it was touch-and-go after the operation.
under the weather 感觉不舒服