alive

be alive and kicking

to continue to live or exist and be full of energy. She said she'd seen him last week and he was alive and kicking. Theatre in Madrid is alive and kicking.

See also: kick

be alive and well

to continue to be popular or successful. Despite rumours to the contrary, feminism is alive and well. Quadrophonic sound is alive and well and making money for its inventor. (often + and doing something)

See also: well

be alive with something

to be covered with or full of something that is moving. Don't sit there - the grass is alive with ants.

eat someone alive

to criticize someone very angrily. If we get our facts wrong we'll be eaten alive by the press.

See also: eat

skin someone alive

to punish someone very severely. Sharon will skin me alive if I'm late.

See also: skin

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alive and well

1. involved or active. As long as our star players are alive and well, this championship isn't over yet.

2. having influence or importance. Traditional jazz is still alive and well in New Orleans.

See also: well

eat you alive

1. to cause you to suffer. Without my own lawyer, the defendants' lawyers would have eaten me alive in court. The state income tax is just eating me alive, so I think I may move.

2. to bite you repeatedly. The only bad thing about camping by the river was the mosquitoes that ate us alive.

Usage notes: used only of insects, as in the example

See also: eat