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After recovering from her illness, Kathy had a new lease of life and made lots of plans for the future

To have a new lease of life = If someone has a new lease on life, they have a new enthusiasm for living.

It's a real pain in the neck when you're trying to get some sleep on the train and people keep shouting into their mobile phones all around you.

To be a pain in the neck = To be annoying.

Why don't you go for a walk? It'll do you the world of good to get some fresh air.

To do someone the world of good = To make someone feel much healthier or happier:

Kenny stuck out like a sore thumb at the party. He was the only person wearing a suit and a tie.

If someone or something stands/sticks out like a sore thumb, everyone notices them because they are very different from the people or things around them

I've had this laptop for five years now, and it's really on its last legs.

To be on its last legs = Something that is on its last legs is in such bad condition that it will soon be unable to work as it should.

Katy said she had a great time at the beach. After all those problems at work it was just what the doctor ordered.

To be just what the doctor ordered = You can say something was just what the doctor ordered when it was exactly what was needed.

My colleague was looking a little green around the gills when he came to work today.

To look green around the gills = To look sick.

Losing the election was a bitter pill to swallow for the candidate.

To be a bitter pill to swallow = An unpleasant fact that you must accept.

Even the sight of cheese turns my stomach! I don’t know why.

To turn your stomach = something gives you an immediate feeling of nausea or sickness.

My grandmother is very much alive and kicking despite having just turned 90.

To be alive and kicking = Still healthy and full of energy.

My grandmother's 89, but she's as fit as a fiddle.

To be as fit as a fiddle = To be very healthy and strong.

Give me a minute to stand up. I have pins and needles in my leg after sitting in this chair.

To have pins and needles = A tingling sensation in your body.

He blacked out after seeing the doctor draw blood from his brother’s arm.

To black out = To become unconscious suddenly but for a short period.

You couldn’t tell just a few days ago he was sick, because today he is full of beans.

To be full of beans = To have a lot of energy and enthusiasm.

I don’t think I'm going to the party. I’m feeling a bit under the weather.

To be/feel under the weather = Refers to being unwell, typically with a cold or other small sickness.

She's still in the hospital, but she's definitely on the mend.

To be on the mend = Becoming healthy after an illness.

How's your brother? He’s ok but he’s going under the knife next week.

To go under the knife = To have an operation.