B2idiominformalhealthIELTS-friendly
full of beans
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full of energy and enthusiasm
Mainly British and friendly, often about children or older people with surprising energy.
In context
The kids were full of beans after the party and wouldn't go to bed.
Grandma is eighty but still full of beans; she walks around the lake every morning.
More idioms about health
- a clean bill of healtha doctor's statement, after an examination, that someone is healthy
- a new lease of lifenew energy, or a chance to be active or useful again
- a ripe old agea very old age, reached in good health
- a second windnew energy that lets you continue after you felt too tired
- a shadow of your former selfmuch weaker, thinner or less impressive than before