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keep the bones green

idiom
Meaning

To maintain good health and vitality.


Examples
SIMPLE

She exercises daily to keep the bones green.

CONTEXTUAL

Eating fresh vegetables and staying active helps him keep the bones green as he gets older.

COMPLEX

Despite his advanced age, he maintains a rigorous routine of swimming and meditation, determined to keep the bones green for as long as possible.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bag of bones

    A skinny, malnourished person or animal.

  2. 02

    chew the meat and spit out the bones

    To take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicable.

  3. 03

    Chinese green

    Synonym of lokao.

  4. 04

    cobbler, keep to your last

    One should not criticise matters outside one's field of expertise; one should mind one's business.

  5. 05

    earn one's keep

    To perform satisfactory physical labor or to provide other worthy services in return for remuneration, lodging, or other benefits; to support oneself financially.

  6. 06

    find no bones in

    To experience no hindrances or obstacles; to do something without hesitation.

  7. 07

    go green

    To implement certain lifestyle changes designed to help one live in a more ecologically friendly way.

  8. 08

    God's green earth

    The world.

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