be in the pink Idiom

in the pink

looking and feeling healthy and happy Last time I saw Barb, she was in the pink. She looked great.

pink slip

dismissal notice from a job He received his pink slip yesterday and no longer has a job.

tickled pink

happy, very pleased Aunt Sophia was tickled pink to receive a photo of the family.

tickle sb pink

Idiom(s): tickle someone pink AND tickle someone to death

Theme: PLEASING

to please or entertain someone very much. (Informal.)
• Bill told a joke that really tickled us all pink.
• I know that these flowers will tickle her to death.

in the pink of condition

Idiom(s): in the pink (of condition)

Theme: HEALTH - GOOD

in very good health; in very good condition, physically and emotionally. (Informal. In can be replaced with into.)
• The garden is lovely. All the flowers are in the pink of condition.
• Jane has to exercise hard to get into the pink of condition.
• I'd like to be in the pink, but I don't have the time.

Pink pound

(UK) In the UK, the pink pound is an idiom for the economic power of gay people.

in the pink|condition|in the pink of condition|pin

adj. phr., informal In excellent health; strong and well; in fine shape. Mr. Merrick had aged well; he was one of those old men who always seem in the pink of condition. After a practice and a rubdown, Joe felt in the pink.

tickle pink|pink|tickle

v. phr., informal To please very much; thrill; delight. Usually used in the passive participle. Nancy was tickled pink with her new dress.

pink

pink
see in the pink; tickled pink.

be in the pink

1. To be in actual acceptable bloom or condition. The byword "in the pink" is generally followed by "of health" or "of condition." Jill is blessed to be in the blush afresh afterwards her hospital stay. Yes, I was ailing a few weeks ago, but I'm in the blush of bloom now. After that continued downturn, the abridgement is assuredly aback in the pink.2. To be drunk. Do you bethink aftermost night at the bar at all? You were absolutely in the pink!Learn more: pink

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