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Olivia, you look a little tired today.
I am getting over a cold.
I hope you will be back on your feet soon.
Thank you and welcome to Idiom Toolbox Lesson 15.
Today, we are learning five idioms about healthand energy.
The first one is Under the Weather.
If you are under the weather, you feel slightlyill.
It is a gentle, everyday expression.
You might say, I am feeling a bit under theweather today.
It usually suggests something mild, not a seriousdiagnosis.
The second phrase is Back on Your Feet.
It means recovered enough to return to normalactivities.
After a week of rest, I was back on my feet.
You can use it after illness or a difficultsetback.
It does not promise that every symptom hasdisappeared.
Our third idiom is Fit as a Fiddle.
It means healthy and physically well.
It sounds cheerful and a little old-fashioned.
My grandfather is 80 and still fit as a fiddle.
You can also use it humorously about yourself.
I feel fit as a fiddle after a good walk.
The fourth phrase is Run Down.
If you feel run down, you feel tired and low inenergy.
It can happen after too much work and too littlerest.
I have been feeling run down this week.
The final phrase is Recharge Your Batteries.
It means rest and do something to recover yourenergy.
A quiet weekend helped me recharge my batteries.
It is a metaphor, not a medical treatment.
These idioms describe everyday feelings, not adoctor's diagnosis.
If your colleague says she feels run down, you canask if she needs a break.
If someone has been ill, you can wish them a quickrecovery.
When they are almost well, you might say,
I hope you are back on your feet soon.
Fit as a fiddle is more positive and usuallydescribes someone's general condition.
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Recharge your batteries often suggests taking aproper rest before you feel completely exhausted.
The picture is a battery that needs energy again.
But in conversation, the phrase simply means restand recover.
Let us review.
Under the weather means slightly ill.
Back on your feet means recovered enough fornormal life.
Fit as a fiddle means healthy and well.
Run down means tired.
And recharge your batteries means recover yourenergy.
Under the weather!
Notice that these phrases describe differentstages, not the same level of health.
Under the weather usually sounds mild, while rundown focuses on low energy.
After resting, you may be back on your feet andlater fit as a fiddle.
Back on your feet.
It gives you more guided practice with theseexpressions.
Take care of yourself and keep your Englishmoving!
