The Collaborative International Dictionary
kicking \kicking\ n. The act of delivering a blow with the foot.
Syn: kick, boot.
alive and kicking alive and vigorously active.
Wiktionary
a. (context idiomatic English) healthy; vital; in good health, particularly in opposition to unfavorable circumstances.
Wikipedia
Alive and Kicking may refer to:
Alive and Kicking is a musical revue with sketches by Ray Golden, I.A.L. Diamond, Henry Morgan, Jerome Chodorov, Joseph Stein, Will Glickman, John Murray, and Michael Stewart; music by Hal Borne, Irma Jurist, Sammy Fain, Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Rome, Sonny Burke, Leo Schumer, and Ray Golden; and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, Ray Golden, Harold J. Rome, Leonard Gershe, Sid Kuller, and Michael Stewart.
"Alive and Kicking" is a song by the Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in 1985, which reached the Top three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and served as first single from the band's most successful album, Once Upon a Time.
Alive and Kicking is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Sybil Thorndike, Kathleen Harrison, Estelle Winwood and Stanley Holloway. Its plot follows three women who grow dissatisfied with their lives in a retirement home and decide to search for fresh enjoyment and adventure. They eventually end up running a successful sweater business in Ireland.
Usage examples of "alive and kicking".
I looked up and saw Rachael behind the counter, somewhat friendlier than she'd been earlier and clearly alive and kicking.
In the 1632 universe, that battle never happened and he is still alive and kicking.