vivito y coleando

USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "alive and wagging one's tail."
vivito y coleando
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
(not dead)
a. alive and kicking
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
¿Pero ese actor no murió? - ¡Qué va! Está todavía vivito y coleando, aunque hace años que no trabaja en ninguna película.But didn't that actor die? - Not at all! He's still alive and kicking, even though he hasn't been in any movie for years.
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