in the land of the living

in the land of the living
in the land of the living humorous phrase
awake

I see you’re back in the land of the living.

Thesaurus: being awake and not sleepingsynonym
Main entry: land

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humorous alive or awake

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in the land of the living
informal :alive

I hadn't heard from him for years and was glad to find him still in the land of the living.

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Main Entry:living

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in the land of the ˈliving idiom
(often humorous) awake or alive or no longer ill/sick

I'm glad to see you're back in the land of the living. We were worried about you.

By lunchtime I'd returned to the land of the living.

Main entry:landidiom

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