be in the land of the living
humorousDefinition
› to be awake or to be alive: She was partying till the early hours, so I don't imagine she'll be in the land of the living before lunchtime.Not sleeping and not unconscious
(Definition of be in the land of the living from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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be in the front line idiom
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be in the grip of sth idiom
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be in the groove idiom
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be in the hole idiom
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be in the land of nod idiom
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be in the loop/be out of the loop idiom
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be in the middle of sth idiom
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be in the money idiom
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be in the mood idiom
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be in the process of doing sth idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- awaken verb
- awoke verb
- awoken verb
- come round phrasal verb (BECOME CONSCIOUS)
- consciousness noun (AWAKE)
- get (sb) up phrasal verb
- rise and shine! idiom
- rise verb (MOVE UP)
- riser noun (PERSON)
- rouse verb
- sit up phrasal verb (STAY AWAKE)
- stir verb (MOVE)
- toss verb (MOVE)
- wait up phrasal verb
- wake (sb) up phrasal verb (STOP SLEEPING)
- wakeful adjective
- waken verb
- wakey-wakey exclamation
- waking adjective
- waking noun
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