English idioms used to Describe People

English idioms used to Describe People - Sickness

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under the weather
phrase
feeling unwell or slightly ill
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to be off one's food
phrase
to lose one's appetite due to being physically or mentally ill
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one's dogs be barking
sentence
used to say that one's feet are in pain
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green around / about the gills
phrase
used to refer to a person who is feeling or looking nauseated or pale
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a frog in one's throat
phrase
difficulty in speaking, particularly due to one's throat being dry
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to look / feel like death warmed over
phrase
to feel or seem extremely unwell or tired
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to puke one's guts out
phrase
to vomit intensively
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to toss one's cookies
phrase
to empty what is in one's stomach through one's mouth
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to ride / drive the porcelain bus
phrase
to vomit or feel sick, particularly when someone is leaning over a toilet bowl
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to talk to ralph on the big white telephone / phone
phrase
to vomit a lot and in length
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bag of bones (and feathers)
phrase
a person who is very thin, often in an unhealthy way
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(as) thin as a yard of pump water
phrase
very thin, often in an unattractive and unhealthy way
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(as) thin as a rake
phrase
used to refer to someone who is extremely thin, often in an unhealthy way
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skin and bone
phrase
used to refer to someone who is extremely thin, often in an unattractive and unhealthy way
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to spill one's guts (out)
phrase
to vomit in a very extensive way
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black and blue
phrase
covered with bruise marks on one's skin as a result of having had an accident or been hit by someone or something
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under the knife
phrase
used when someone is about to undergo a medical operation
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(as) sick as a dog / horse
phrase
used to refer to someone who is extremely ill or unwell
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(as) weak as a kitten
phrase
very weak or lacking in strength
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