health

be the picture of [health/innocence etc.]

to look very healthy, innocent etc.. I can't believe there's anything seriously wrong with him - he's the picture of health.

See also: picture

a clean bill of health

if you give someone or something a clean bill of health, you examine them and state that they are healthy, in good condition, or legal. John will have to stay at home until the doctors give him a clean bill of health. Of 30 countries inspected for airline safety only 17 received a clean bill of health.

See also: bill, clean

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a clean bill of health

1. news that an organization is operating correctly. The airline received a clean bill of health from federal investigators.

2. news that you are healthy or well. Johnson was given a clean bill of health by his doctors earlier this month.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of a clean bill of health (= a statement from a health official that all the people working on a ship are in good health)

See also: bill, clean