Origin of the ?idiom: In rude health
A AndreHugo New member Joined Apr 7, 2013 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language English Home Country South Africa Current Location South Africa Apr 7, 2013 #1 Origin of the ?idiom: In rude health
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Apr 7, 2013 #2 I've never heard it before. Must be BrE.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country England Current Location England Apr 7, 2013 #3 See definition 8 here, Dave. I don't know about the origin though, Andre. Rover Last edited: Apr 7, 2013
konungursvia VIP Member Joined Mar 20, 2009 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Apr 7, 2013 #4 It might be a rare Gallicism: https://www.google.ca/search?q="en+...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
It might be a rare Gallicism: https://www.google.ca/search?q="en+...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a