Health and Exercise Idioms in English - Idioms about Health and Exercise

hello students today's video is english  idioms about health and exercise  

first what is an idiom an idiom is a  group of words in a fixed order that  

has a particular meaning that is different from  the meanings of each word on its own for example  

if i say you have bitten off more than you can  chew this idiom is not necessarily related to food  

it means you have tried to do something  which is too difficult so people who know  

and use this english idiom know its meaning i will  teach you some common idioms related to health  

and exercise the first idiom about health and  exercise is to be fit as a fiddle fit as a fiddle  

means to be in great physical shape so what is  a fiddle a fiddle is a musical instrument that  

is similar to a violin a fiddle looks like this  here's an example of this idiom in use how are  

you feeling today i'm fit as a fiddle thanks  the next health idiom is going under the knife  

to go under the knife means to have surgery or an  operation under the knife usually infers a serious  

surgery here's an example of under the knife how  is your mother doing she's okay she's going under  

the knife next week to have surgery on her stomach  the next health idiom is a picture of health  

someone who is a picture of health is someone  who looks like they're in good shape here's an  

example have you seen danny lately he eats a  lot of food but he's still a picture of health  

the next idiom is to be a gem rat a gym rat is  someone who spends a lot of time exercising in  

the gym here's an example when i was younger i  used to be a real gym rat i exercised at the gym  

every day the next health idiom is alive and  kicking this idiom can be used to describe many  

different things like a person an object or even  an idea alive and kicking means something that is  

still functioning in a good way so maybe something  or someone is old but still in good shape here are  

a few examples of alive and kicking my grandfather  is still alive and kicking at 90 years old  

he still has a lot of energy now you know more  about health idioms i'll see you in the next video