Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Summary
Explore a variety of idioms related to health and medicine and figure out what people really mean when they use them.
Contents
Vim and vigor -- Under the weather -- Get it out of your system -- Bite the bullet-- A taste of your own medicine -- Keep a cold at bay -- Rub salt in the wound -- A clean bill of health -- Achilles' heel -- Kick the bucket -- Warts and all -- Break a leg -- Nose out of joint.