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in the pink. Brewer says in the pink for “in the best of health” refers to the flower called the pink, as in the old say- ing the pink of perfection, which dates back at least to the 18th century. More likely, in the pink, first recorded in 1905 as in the pink of condition, refers, to “the healthy pink of firm flesh.” See also hunting pink; nothing like it to keep your ears pink. |