The document is a collection of common English health idioms and their meanings. It provides 28 entries with idioms used in medical contexts, such as "fill a prescription," "on medication," "nurse back to health," and "at death's door." Each entry gives the idiom and its meaning.

1. Health Idioms
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2. Health
The man went to the drug store to . . . a prescription
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3. Health
The man went to the drug store to . . . a prescription
The man went to the drug store to fill a prescription
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4. Health
The woman has been . . . medication for many years
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5. Health
The woman has been . . . medication for many years
The woman has been on medication for many years
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6. Health
My mother spent several weeks with my grandmother trying to
. . . her back to health
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7. Health
My mother spent several weeks with my grandmother trying to
. . . her back to health
My mother spent several weeks with my grandmother trying to
nurse her back to health
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8. Health
The woman in the hospital waiting room was as . . . as death.
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9. Health
The woman in the hospital waiting room was as . . . as death.
The woman in the hospital waiting room was as pale as death.
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10. Health
The sales manager was at death’s . . . after his heart attack
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11. Health
The sales manager was at death’s . . . after his heart attack
The sales manager was at death’s door after his heart attack
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12. Health
The woman . . . birth to a baby boy last night.
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13. Health
The woman . . . birth to a baby boy last night.
The woman gave birth to a baby boy last night.
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14. Health
Our new secretary is in a family . . . and plans to stop working soon.
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15. Health
Our new secretary is in a family . . . and plans to stop working soon.
Our new secretary is in a family way and plans to stop working
soon.
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16. Health
The cancer of my neighbor’s mother has been . . . remission for
several months.
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17. Health
The cancer of my neighbor’s mother has been . . . remission for
several months.
The cancer of my neighbor’s mother has been in remission for
several months.
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18. Health
The woman . . . into a coma soon after the accident.
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19. Health
The woman . . . into a coma soon after the accident.
The woman lapsed into a coma soon after the accident.
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20. Health
My grandfather is . . . the mend after he broke his leg last week.
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21. Health
My grandfather is . . . the mend after he broke his leg last week.
My grandfather is on the mend after he broke his leg last week.
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22. Health
My colleague was looking a little pale around the . . . when he came
to work today.
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23. Health
My colleague was looking a little pale around the . . . when he came
to work today.
My colleague was looking a little pale around the gills when he
came to work today.
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24. Health
Three teenage girls . . . out at the rock concert.
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25. Health
Three teenage girls . . . out at the rock concert.
Three teenage girls passed out at the rock concert.
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26. Health
The man is feeling very well and is the . . . of health.
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27. Health
The man is feeling very well and is the . . . of health.
The man is feeling very well and is the picture of health.
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28. Health
The car accident was very bad and I do not think that the driver
will . . . through
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29. Health
The car accident was very bad and I do not think that the driver
will . . . through
The car accident was very bad and I do not think that the driver
will pull through
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30. Health
My father worked very hard last month and now he is . . . down.
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31. Health
My father worked very hard last month and now he is . . . down.
My father worked very hard last month and now he is run down.
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32. Health
I did not feel well yesterday so I decided to . . . a sick day.
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33. Health
I did not feel well yesterday so I decided to . . . a sick day.
I did not feel well yesterday so I decided to take a sick day.
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34. Health
The medical condition of my uncle has recently taken a . . . for the
better.
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35. Health
The medical condition of my uncle has recently taken a . . . for the
better.
The medical condition of my uncle has recently taken a turn for
the better.
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36. Health
The doctor . . . the patient’s pulse when she arrived at the hospital.
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37. Health
The doctor . . . the patient’s pulse when she arrived at the hospital.
The doctor took the patient’s pulse when she arrived at the
hospital.
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38. Health
The woman threw . . . after eating the bad shellfish
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39. Health
The woman threw . . . after eating the bad shellfish
The woman threw up after eating the bad shellfish
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40. Health
The woman was . . . labor for three hours.
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41. Health
The woman was . . . labor for three hours.
The woman was in labor for three hours.
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42. Health
The man has . . . disease and is always saying stupid things.
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43. Health
The man has . . . disease and is always saying stupid things.
The man has foot-in-mouth disease and is always saying stupid
things.
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44. Health
The woman went under the . . . at the hospital last evening.
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45. Health
The woman went under the . . . at the hospital last evening.
The woman went under the knife at the hospital last evening.
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46. Health
The woman is having trouble getting . . . her father‘s death.
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47. Health
The woman is having trouble getting . . . her father‘s death.
The woman is having trouble getting over her father‘s death.
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48. Health
I go to the doctor every year to get a . . . .
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49. Health
I go to the doctor every year to get a . . . .
I go to the doctor every year to get a checkup.
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50. Health
My mother’s skin problem . . . up when she started to use the new
hand soap.
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51. Health
My mother’s skin problem . . . up when she started to use the new
hand soap.
My mother’s skin problem flared up when she started to use the
new hand soap.
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52. Health
The little boy is . . . a temperature and should stay in bed all day.
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53. Health
The little boy is . . . a temperature and should stay in bed all day.
The little boy is running a temperature and should stay in bed all
day.
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54. Health
The serious illness . . . in the family of my friend.
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55. Health
The serious illness . . . in the family of my friend.
The serious illness runs in the family of my friend.
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