clean bill of health

noun

A bill of health that states that there is no infectious disease present in a ship, or its port of departure.

“Now that we have changed the brake pads, the oil and the spark plugs, we can give this car a clean bill of health.”

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Meanings

nounclean bill of health (plural clean bills of health)

plural clean bills of health

  1. A bill of health that states that there is no infectious disease present in a ship, or its port of departure.
  2. broadlyfigurativelyA statement that indicates that there are no obvious problems.

    Now that we have changed the brake pads, the oil and the spark plugs, we can give this car a clean bill of health.

    1 more example

    The endangered red panda, who arrived in Edinburgh in 2016, was given a clean bill of health and returned to his habitat.

    2026 September 24, “Edinburgh Zoo's red panda goes to the vet for toothache”, in BBC News, retrieved 24 Sep 2026
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