idiom · informal
fighting fit
/ˈfaɪtɪŋ fɪt/FIGHT·ing·FIT
speakingtask2
very healthy and physically strong; ready for vigorous activity
Examples
“After months of training, he's fighting fit and ready for the competition.”
“She recovered from the illness quickly and is now fighting fit.”
“The coach insists the team must be fighting fit before the season starts.”
Band 8 sentence
“Despite the long season, the captain remained fighting fit and led by example on the field.”
Collocations
- be fighting fit
- look fighting fit
Word family
be fighting fit adjective phrase
Common mistakes
I'm fightingly fit→I'm fighting fit
I am fight fit→I am fighting fit
Say it for a higher band
5fit→6healthy→7+fighting fit
Synonyms
fit as a fiddle
Easily confused
fit as a fiddle
“After the holidays he's fit as a fiddle and back at work full-time.”
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