1. Alive and kicking - to be well and healthy
E. g. My dad is eighty nine years old and is very much alive and kicking
2. Alive and well - to be well and healthy
E. g. The boy who got knocked off his bike was alive and well after the accident
3. As fit as a fiddle - to be healthy and physically fit
E. g. Despite being over ninety, my Mom is as fit as a fiddle
4. As pale as a ghost - extremely pale
E. g. I went as pale as a ghost when I saw the man’s bloody face
5. As pale as death - extremely pale
E. g. He went as pale as death when he was diagnosed with cancer
6. At death’s door - very near death
E. g. The footballer was at death’s door after his heart attack
7. Back on one’s feet - physically healthy again
E. g. Jimmy is back on his feet after a week in bed with flu
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