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back on one's feet
→ healthy again; returned to good health
Example: I was sick for two weeks, but now I'm back on my feet.
(to) drag on
→ to last too long; to last longer than one wants
Example: I've had a cold for three weeks. It just keeps dragging on!
garden variety
→ ordinary; common; not unusual
Example: The necklace that Jim bought his girlfriend is not a garden variety piece of jewelry. It cost $100,000.
(to) get around to it
→ to have a chance to do something; to have time to do something
Example: I know I need to have my cholesterol checked, but I just haven't gotten around to it.
going around
→ spreading; going from one person to another
Example: Your stomach hurts? You must have caught the bug that's going around.
magic bullet
→ a drug or therapy that cures or prevents an illness, without harmful side effects; a simple solution to a problem (usually one that is too simplistic and doesn't work)
Example: Bedbugs are very hard to get rid of. Unfortunately, there's no magic bullet.
NOTE: this is often used in the negative: "no magic bullet"
on the high side
→ rather high
Example: Emma stayed home from school yesterday because her temperature was on the high side.
or so
→ approximately (referring to a time period or quantity of something)
Example: There were 200 or so people at the conference.
(to) run its course
→ to allow time for an illness to pass through one's body
Example: There's no cure for the cold. Just let it run its course.
splitting headache
→ a very bad headache
Example: Julia left work early, saying she had a splitting headache.
(to) take a peek
→ to have a quick look
Example: Your car isn't running well? Let me take a peek under the hood and see if I can figure out what's wrong.
telltale signs
→ sure signs of a problem; typical symptoms that indicate something
Example: Liz feels nauseous all the time and says she's gaining weight. Those are telltale signs that she's pregnant!
under the weather
→ feeling sick
Example: If you're under the weather, don't go to work.
What seems to be the trouble?
→ What's wrong?
Example: "What seems to be the trouble?" asked the auto mechanic when we brought our car in to the shop.
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