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Old 18-Jun-2006, 07:44
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to be in the pink means being healthy, as opposed to be as white as a sheet, id est, being pale.
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So can we use such " in the pink ";

- How are you ?
- I am in the pink, you ?

like this...
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Sarah,
No, you can't use it in this way. Generally you use the expression when talking about a third person who is looking well ie., he's in the pink.
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Default Re: In the pink

ok i got that idiom thnx mauren
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