speak your mind
To say frankly what you really think or feel.
Body & health · Sức khoẻ 120
Bodies, sickness, and staying well.
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strong as death
Very strong or emotionally powerful.
suffer from
To have a particular disease or condition.
take one's lumps
To receive physical abuse and to survive.
take something to the head
To consume or ingest (e.g. food, drink, drugs, etc.) through the mouth or by snorting; to take.
the hell
Ellipsis of what the hell (“what”).
the spirit is strong, but the flesh is weak
Synonym of the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak
As much as one wishes to achieve something, the frailties of the human body often make it impossible. Sometimes extended to jocular or organizational referents.
there is strength in numbers
There is more strength in groups than individuals.
time heals
Ellipsis of time heals all wounds.
time is a great healer of all wounds
Synonym of time heals all wounds.
tone up
To cause to give a higher tone or sound; to give a higher tone to; to make more intense; to heighten; to strengthen.
too much bed makes a dull head
Too much inactivity makes one less mentally acute.
vitamin K
The drug ketamine.
vitamin P
Prozac, an antidepressant.
what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over
Problems and losses that do not reach the attention cause no worries and no grief.
when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras
When diagnosing a patient's symptoms, common ailments should be considered as more probable than rare ones.
white as a ghost
Very white, especially of a person's face as a result of fear.
white smoke
The drug methamphetamine.
yuppie disease
Synonym of yuppie flu, i.e. chronic fatigue syndrome.
a good surgeon has an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand
A skilled surgeon needs precision, courage, and gentleness
body and soul
Completely and utterly
body English
nonverbal communication using body language
chancre mechanic
A medic.
cold as death
Very cold.
crawly mawly
In an ailing, weakly, or sickly state.
Cure the disease and kill the patient. (Francis Bacon)
To solve a problem but cause more harm in the process
death's head upon a mop-stick
A poor miserable, emaciated fellow; one quite an otomy. See OTOMY.--He looked as pleasant as the pains of death.
Doctor Feelgood
Heroin.
dome piece
Head.
eyes and ears
A person who observes and listens carefully
get well
to recover from an illness
good doctor
a doctor who is skilled and caring
head and shoulders
significantly better or more advanced
heal up
To heal.
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Good health is more valuable than money
hum durgeon
An imaginary illness. He has got the humdurgeon, the thickest part of his thigh is nearest his a-se; i.e. nothing ails him except low spirits.
ill health
Poor physical or mental condition
in sickness and in health
Through all life's difficulties and joys
leg it
To run; "to give a LEG," to assist, as when one mounts a horse; "making a LEG," a countryman’s bow,—projecting the LEG from behind as a balance to the head bent forward.—Shakspeare.
long as one's arm
Very long.
matter of life and death
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
middle leg
The penis.
on the brain
Preoccupying one's thoughts
pain and suffering
Physical or emotional distress
physician, heal thyself
Fix your own problems before helping others
sex tool
The penis.
short arm
The penis.
sick and tired
Extremely frustrated or annoyed
sick as a horse
Very ill.
signs and symptoms
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
skin and bones
Extremely thin or emaciated
stress and strain
Physical or mental pressure and tension
take one's medicine
to accept and endure an unpleasant situation
the first step to health is to know that we are sick
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
three-quarters of a peck
The neck,—in writing, among experts, expressed by the simple "3/4," as it is pronounced.
We all labour against our own cure, for death is the cure of all diseases. (Sir Thomas Browne)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
When the head is sick, the whole body is sick. (Strauss, 1994 p. 1117)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
white stuff
The drug cocaine.
work up
To raise; to excite; to stir up.