Definition
To be awake or alive, especially after a period of being asleep or inactive.
After working for three days and nights straight, he finally regained consciousness this morning and is now back in the land of the living.
I collapsed in bed yesterday from exhaustion, and only this morning do I feel like I'm back in the land of the living.
After suffering from illness for several days, she can finally get out of bed and feels like she's back in the land of the living.