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to feel like Lazarus

to feel like Lazarus

9.1
To become full of new energy after being very ill or tired
  • idiom
translation icon : sentirse revitalizado
  • "After overcoming his struggles, he knew he felt like Lazarus, grateful for a second chance."

Examples

  • "I feel like Lazarus back from the dead."

    Fiction book (1995)

  • "After a long recovery from her illness, she finally feels like Lazarus and is ready to return to work."

  • "Once he started exercising again, he felt like Lazarus, full of energy and enthusiasm for life."

Synonyms

to bounce back
vsto feel like Lazarus
60 3.5

Get better quickly after an illness, problem, or setback

is a revived feeling, not necessarily a rapid recovery
to rebound
vsto feel like Lazarus
42 4.3

To get back to normal after a problem

is feeling renewed rather than full return to previous state
to come back from the dead
vsto feel like Lazarus
  • Informal
15 5.5

Become successful or active again after a long time away

is a personal revived feeling, not only a public comeback
to rise like Lazarus from the ashes
vsto feel like Lazarus
  • Literature
9.8

To recover successfully after being ruined or failing completely

is revival after hardship, not only after total failure

Antonyms

exhausted
104 2.0

Very tired and completely used up for a person or thing after using all energy

How Revived

revived
3.6
recovered
3.1
to feel like Lazarus
9.1
unwell
18 1.0

Surface Forms

feel like Lazarus infinitive
felt like Lazarus past
felt like Lazarus past participle
feeling like Lazarus present participle
feels like Lazarus third person singular

Morphology

feel + like + Lazarus

The construction 'feel like X' is compositionally transparent, and if a learner knows that Lazarus was raised from the dead they can infer 'feel revitalized/revived' from combining 'feel' + 'like' + 'Lazarus'. However, the expression depends on specific cultural/biblical knowledge of the proper name, so it is not fully predictable for all learners without that background knowledge.

Etymology

Feel like Lazarus comes from a Bible story where Jesus brought a man named Lazarus back to life, so the strong image of someone rising from death helps you imagine a sudden return to health or strength. That's why saying feel like Lazarus means 'to feel revived or full of new energy' after illness or a hard time.