idiom · neutral
be a picture of health
UK/bi ə ˈpɪktʃə əv hɛlθ/US/bi ə ˈpɪktʃər əv hɛlθ/be a PIC·ture of HEALTH
speakingtask2
to look very healthy and well
Examples
“After months of rehab he was a picture of health.”
“Despite his age he was a picture of health.”
“She went to the doctor but came back a picture of health.”
Band 8 sentence
“Even after weeks of travel, she arrived looking a picture of health, energetic and upbeat.”
Collocations
- be/look a picture of health
- appear a picture of health
Word family
a picture of health noun phrasebe a picture of health verb phrase
Common mistakes
She is picture of health.→She is a picture of health.
She looks a picture health.→She looks a picture of health.
Say it for a higher band
5healthy→6in good health→7+be a picture of health
Synonyms
very healthy
in good health
Easily confused
in good health
“After the check-up he was declared to be in good health.”
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