idiom · formal
in the pink
/ɪn ðə pɪŋk/in·the·PINK
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in very good health
Examples
“After his lucky recovery, he's in the pink again.”
“The doctor said she was in the pink after the tests.”
“She may be older, but she's still very much in the pink.”
Band 8 sentence
“After months of careful diet and exercise, she was finally in the pink and back to full duties at work.”
Collocations
- be in the pink
- in the pink of health
Word family
be in the pink prepositional phrasein the pink of health idiom (variant)
Common mistakes
I am in pink→I am in the pink
I am pink→I am in the pink
Say it for a higher band
5healthy→6well→7+in the pink
Synonyms
fit as a fiddle
fighting fit
Easily confused
fit as a fiddle
“Despite his age, he's fit as a fiddle and still cycles every day.”
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