Safe and sound meaning in English
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Definition
safe and sound: free from danger, unhurt, unharmed, without any harm
My bus crashed last night, but I got home safe and sound.
Examples
- "The important thing is that you're safe and sound, and in one piece, which is fantastic."
- "Your arm is safe and sound!"
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with words from the conversation.
Find the common idiom: If something is secure and in no danger of being hurt or damaged, then it said to be " and ".
When two business people meet each other, it is customary for them to hands.
Find the common idiom: If something is secure and in no danger of being hurt or damaged, then it said to be " and ".
When two business people meet each other, it is customary for them to hands.
Fill in the blanks with words from the conversation.
Find the common idiom: If something is secure and in no danger of being hurt or damaged, then it said to be "[not done] safe 1 and [not done] sound 2".
When two business people meet each other, it is customary for them to [not done] shake 3 hands.
Find the common idiom: If something is secure and in no danger of being hurt or damaged, then it said to be "[not done] safe 1 and [not done] sound 2".
When two business people meet each other, it is customary for them to [not done] shake 3 hands.
1 safe: "Safe" means secure or protected. "Safe and sound" is a common idiom that means "free from danger" or unharmed. Example: I called my mother to let her know that I had arrived home SAFE AND SOUND. In the conversation, Brian says that Shaun's "arm is safe and sound", to confirm that his artificial arm has been found and will be looked after until Shaun collects it.
2 sound: Of course, "sound" is usually used a synonym of "noise". However, "sound" can also mean "to be free from injury" or healthy (the patient is of SOUND body and mind); financially strong or secure (this is a SOUND investment); or competent or valid (I always trust his advice - he has very SOUND judgment).
3 shake: "To shake hands" is to take someone's hand and move it up and down with your own - it is a strange ritual, but very popular when greeting people! The verb "to shake" means to agitate or move something up and down quickly (for example when making a cocktail). "To shake hands" can be used as a noun, as used in the conversation when Brian says Bruno "has a very firm HAND SHAKE".
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