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Describing People - Sickness

Discover how English idioms like "under the weather" and "black and blue" relate to sickness in English.

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feeling unwell or slightly ill

Ex: I 've under the weather all week with a cold .
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to lose one's appetite due to being physically or mentally ill

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used to say that one's feet are in pain

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

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

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extremely unwell or tired

Ex: When he came down with the flu , Mark appeared at the like death warmed over, with dark circles under his eyes and a pale complexion .
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to vomit intensively

Ex: Emily had a terrible stomach bug and spent the entire puking her guts out.
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to empty what is in one's stomach through one's mouth

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

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to vomit a lot and in length

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

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very thin, often in an unattractive and unhealthy way

Ex: Emma 's extreme dieting left her thin as a yard of pump water, but her friends worried about her well-being .
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used to refer to someone who is extremely thin, often in an unhealthy way

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

Ex: The cat skin and bone before it was rescued and nursed back to health .
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to vomit in a very extensive way

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

Ex: Despite wearing protective gear , James 's arms black and blue after a day of intense martial arts training .
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used when someone is about to undergo a medical operation

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used to refer to someone who is extremely ill or unwell

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very weak or lacking in strength

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