a clean bill of health

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, health

Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission.

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a clean bill of health

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

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

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, health

Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003. Reproduced with permission.

HUMAN BODY COLLOCATIONS

HUMAN BODY COLLOCATIONS

REVISING COLLOCATIONS WE ALREADY KNOW: CLUE Answers HUMAN BODY COLLOCATIONS POST. 01-05-2011. 02-05-2011.

CLUE ANSWERS:
2-4 Collocations.

Match the verbs in Column A with the correct parts of

the body in Column B and try doing the actions! With

five of the verbs it is not really necessary to add the part

of the body - which are they?

A           B

21 wink G your eye

22 snap I your fingers (hacer chasquidos con los dedos)

23 nod B your head

25 flutter C your eyelashes (pestañear)

24 shrug H your shoulders

26 twiddle D your thumbs (estar mano sobre mano)

27 pick E your nose (hurgarse la nariz)

28 clench J your fist (cerrar el puño)

29 pout A your lips

30 clap F your hands

Verbs not needing to add the part of the body: 21 wink (guiñar el ojo) 23 nod (asentir con la cabeza) 24 shrug (encogerse de hombros) 29 pout (hacer un mohín) 30 clap (aplaudir).

SOURCE: FOCUS ON GRAMMAR. CAE. ADVANCED. CAMBRIDGE.

OTHER IDIOMS SOURCES: http://eltnotebook.blogspot.com/2007/02/colloquial-english-body-idioms.html eltnotebook.blogspot.com

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