In the pink

[Tdol]

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[svartnik]

to be in the pink means being healthy, as opposed to be as white as a sheet, id est, being pale.

[_sahra_]

So can we use such " in the pink ";

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

like this...

[maureenbransden]

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.

[sana88]

ok i got that idiom thnx mauren

[Daruma]

in the pink (old-fashioned, informal) in good health

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in the pink
informal + old-fashioned : in very good health
▪ Regular exercise helped to keep her in the pink (of good health).

[Huda-M]

In the Pink -- The image what I see in my mind from reading it -- good, healthy, plump person with pink rosy cheeks!