hearty

(as) hearty as a buck

obsolete Very healthy. A lifetime of manual labor has made my father as hearty as a buck. I'm telling you, there's nothing wrong with me! I feel as hearty as a buck! Yes, I did have surgery a few months ago, but I'm as hearty as a buck now.

See also: buck, hearty

be (as) hearty as a buck

obsolete To be very healthy. My father is as hearty as a buck after a lifetime of physical labor. I'm telling you, there's nothing wrong with me! I'm as hearty as a buck! Yes, I did have surgery a few months ago, but I'm as hearty as a buck now.

See also: buck, hearty

crack hardy

To appear or make oneself seem more courageous, resolute, or dauntless than one really feels, especially in the face of difficulties, setbacks, or adversity. I could feel my knees shaking with terror before my commencement speech, but I managed to crack hardy and step out onto the stage to deliver it. This girl I'm dating has a big dog that I'm really scared of, but I try to crack hardy when it's around. The engineer is trying to crack hardy about it, but I think this breakdown is going to set us back for months.

See also: crack, hardy

hale and hearty

Healthy. It's true that she was in the hospital a few weeks ago, but she's hale and hearty now. A: "How's our little guy?" B: "The pediatrician was very pleased with his growth. She says he's hale and hearty!" I did break my foot over the summer, but I'm hale and hearty now.

See also: and, hale, hearty

party hearty

To engage in a very lively, raucous celebration. I've been busting my hump all week studying for my exams on Friday, so I'm going to party hearty after they're all done! I know she partied hearty on Sunday for her birthday, so she might not be in the best form this morning.

See also: hearty, party

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

hale and hearty

Cliché healthy. The young infant was hale and hearty. The calf—hale and hearty—ran around the barnyard.

See also: and, hale, hearty

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

hale and hearty

In robust good health, as in After her long bout with pneumonia, I was glad to see her hale and hearty. This redundant expression, since both hale and hearty here mean "healthy," probably survives owing to its pleasing alliteration. [Mid-1800s]

See also: and, hale, hearty

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

hale and ˈhearty

(especially of old people) strong and healthy: She was still hale and hearty in her nineties.

See also: and, hale, hearty

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

party hearty

and party down

in. to have a great time; to celebrate. (Also as an exclamation: Party down!) The whole class decided to celebrate and party hearty. Let’s party down, dudes!

See also: hearty, party

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

hale and hearty

Healthy and vigorous. This term, which dates from the mid-nineteenth century, is redundant, since hale and hearty both mean “healthy.” It survived, no doubt, because of its pleasing alliteration. Thomas Hardy used it in The Dynasts (1903): “We be the King’s men, hale and hearty.”

See also: and, hale, hearty

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer