hale\ and\ hearty

hale\ and\ hearty
adj. phr.
In very good health; well and strong.

Grandfather will be 80 years old tomorrow, but he is hale and hearty.

That little boy looks hale and hearty, as if he is never sick.


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  • hale and hearty — {adj. phr.} In very good health; well and strong. * /Grandfather will be 80 years old tomorrow, but he is hale and hearty./ * /That little boy looks hale and hearty, as if he is never sick./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hale and hearty — {adj. phr.} In very good health; well and strong. * /Grandfather will be 80 years old tomorrow, but he is hale and hearty./ * /That little boy looks hale and hearty, as if he is never sick./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hale and hearty — In good health • • • Main Entry: ↑hale * * * ˌhale and ˈhearty idiom (especially of an old person) strong and healthy Main entry: ↑haleidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • hale and hearty — Someone who is hale and hearty is in very good health …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • hale and hearty — an old person who is hale and hearty is still very healthy and strong. At 77 he is hale and hearty, getting up at six every morning to walk three miles …   New idioms dictionary

  • hale and hearty — healthy and enthusiastic, in the pink, in your prime    Bob looks hale and hearty these days. Yes, he s healthy and active …   English idioms

  • hale and hearty — in very good health, well and strong My uncle is a hale and hearty fellow who never gets sick …   Idioms and examples

  • hale and hearty —    Someone who is hale and hearty is in very good health.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • hale — [heıl] adj [: Old English; Origin: hal] hale and hearty someone, especially an old person, who is hale and hearty is very healthy and active ▪ She s still hale and hearty at 74 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hale — [ heıl ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY healthy and strong: hale and hearty: He was looking hale and hearty on his 80th birthday …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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