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Opisywanie Ludzi - Sickness

Odkryj, jak angielskie idiomy, takie jak "under the weather" i "black and blue", odnoszą się do choroby w języku angielskim.

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English idioms used to Describe People
under the weather

feeling unwell or slightly ill

Ex: The weather changed suddenly and now everyone is under the weather.
to [be] off {one's} food

to lose one's appetite due to being physically or mentally ill

Ex: The medicine made me completely off my food for a week.
{one's} dogs [are] barking

used to say that one's feet are in pain

Ex: After dancing all night, my dogs are barking like crazy.
green (around|about|at) the gills

(of a person) feeling or looking nauseated, pale, or sickly

Ex: The sight of blood made him turn green around the gills.
a frog in {one's} throat

difficulty in speaking, particularly due to one's throat being dry

Ex: He tried to speak, but a frog in his throat made it difficult.
like death warmed over

extremely unwell or tired

Ex: Don't ask me to do anything today I feel like death warmed over.
to [puke] {one's} guts out

to vomit intensively

Ex: She was so sick she puked her guts out on the bathroom floor.
to [toss] {one's} cookies

to empty what is in one's stomach through one's mouth

Ex: He drank too much and tossed his cookies in the toilet.
to [ride|drive] the porcelain bus

to vomit or feel sick, particularly when someone is leaning over a toilet bowl

Ex: Too much wine and she'll be riding the porcelain bus before midnight.
to [talk] to Ralph on the big white (telephone|phone)

to vomit a lot and in length

Ex: The hangover was so bad that I spent the whole morning talking to Ralph on the big white telephone.
bag of bones (and feathers|)

a person who is very thin, often in an unhealthy way

Ex: The rescued cat was a bag of bones when we found it.
(as|) thin as a yard of pump water

very thin, often in an unattractive and unhealthy way

Ex: He never eats enough he's as thin as a yard of pump water.
(as|) thin as a rake

used to refer to someone who is extremely thin, often in an unhealthy way

Ex: He's naturally thin, but lately he looks thin as a rake.
skin and bone

used to refer to someone who is extremely thin, often in an unattractive and unhealthy way

Ex: He looked at his emaciated body in the mirror nothing but skin and bone.
to [spill] {one's} guts (out|)

to vomit in a very extensive way

Ex: He was so sick that he spilled his guts all over the bathroom floor.
black and blue

covered with bruise marks on one's skin as a result of having had an accident or been hit by someone or something

Ex: She tripped and fell, leaving her knees black and blue.
under the knife

used when someone is about to undergo a medical operation

Ex: He avoided going under the knife thanks to physical therapy.
(as|) sick as a [dog|horse]

used to refer to someone who is extremely ill or unwell

Ex: Don't come near me I'm sick as a dog and don't want to pass it on.
(as|) weak as a kitten

very weak or lacking in strength

Ex: The patient was still weak as a kitten after the surgery.
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