Answering How are you?

Formal responses.

I am doing well, thank you.

I am doing great, thanks for asking.

Very well, thank you. And yourself?

I am doing alright, how are you?

Very formal responses.

I am doing well, thank you.

I’m doing well, thank you for asking.

Everything is going fine, thank you for inquiring.

I’m doing well, thank you for your concern.

Informal responses.

Not bad, yourself?

Pretty good, what about you?

Hanging in there, how ’bout you?

Can’t complain, what about you?

Idioms

Living the dream. (wonderful/ great)

Pretty peachy. ( very nice)

Hanging in like a hair on a biscuit. ( I am managing )

As happy as a clam. ( very happy)