To be living and healthy

Dead my foot! I saw Theo recently, he's 95 and alive and kicking more than ever

Ma che morto e morto! Ho visto Teodoro recentemente, ha 95 anni ma è più vispo ed arzillo che mai

The line-up outside the movie theaters shows that movie passion is still alive and well

La coda fuori dai cinema mostra che la cinemania è tuttora viva e vegeta

Many thought that the New Age movement was dead and gone, but actually it's still alive and well and living in Sedona, Arizona

Si pensava che la New Age fosse una moda morta e sepolta e invece gode ancora di ottima salute in quel di Sedona, Arizona

The first users of this expression were fishmongers trying to convince buyers of the freshness of their wares. The modern variant is used as a denial of someone's reported death