going strong

going strong
going strong
In full activity, flourishing
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Main Entry:going
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going strong see under ↑going2
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Main Entry:strong

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going strong phrase
successful or healthy, and doing well

The company’s going strong and we expect to do even better next year.

My grandmother’s 95 and still going strong.

Thesaurus: successfulsynonym feeling, looking and being healthysynonym
Main entry: strong

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informal continuing to be healthy, vigorous, or successful

the program is still going strong after twelve episodes

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going strong
: very active, healthy, or successful

The company has been going strong for nearly a century.

He's 92 years old and still going strong.

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Main Entry:strong

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going ˈstrong idiom
(informal) to continue to be healthy, active or successful

My grandmother is 90 and still going strong.

Main entry:strongidiom

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