Health idioms

10 health idioms with what each one means. Tap one for its origin, examples and a quick check.

Cat nap
A cat nap is a short, light sleep, usually taken during the day.
Fit as a fiddle
If you are fit as a fiddle, you are in excellent health and full of energy.
Full of beans
If someone is full of beans, they are lively, cheerful and full of energy.
Go cold turkey
To go cold turkey is to stop a habit or addiction suddenly and completely, instead of cutting down little by little.
Hair of the dog
The hair of the dog is an alcoholic drink someone has the morning after drinking too much, in the hope of easing a hangover.
Keep at bay
If you keep something at bay, you stop it from coming too close, getting worse or causing you harm.
Kick the bucket
To kick the bucket is a casual, joking way to say someone dies, or that a machine finally stops working.
No pain, no gain
No pain, no gain means you have to work hard, suffer or make sacrifices to achieve something worthwhile.
Out of the woods
If someone is out of the woods, they are past the most dangerous or difficult part of a situation.
Under the weather
If you are under the weather, you feel a little ill or tired, but not seriously sick.

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