sick as a dog

sick as a dog
*sick as a dog
Cliché very sick; sick and vomiting. (*Also: as \sick as a dog.) •

We've never been so ill. The whole family was sick as dogs.

Sally was as sick as a dog and couldn't go to the party.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • sick as a dog — (informal) Vomiting profusely and unrestrainedly • • • Main Entry: ↑sick * * * I (as) sick as a dog see sick I II (as) sick as a dog …   Useful english dictionary

  • sick as a dog — If somebody s as sick as a dog, they throw up (=vomit) violently …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • sick as a dog — adjective Very ill. I caught that new strain of flu and for three days I was as sick as a dog. Syn: sick as a parrot …   Wiktionary

  • sick as a dog —    If somebody s as sick as a dog, they throw up (=vomit) violently.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • sick as a dog — See as sick as a dog …   English idioms

  • Sick as a dog —   If somebody s as sick as a dog, they throw up (=vomit) violently …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • sick as a dog — extremely sick, not well …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sick as a dog, be —  Vomit violently …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • as sick as a dog — (as) sick as a dog informal : very sick I m sick as a dog. • • • Main Entry: ↑dog …   Useful english dictionary

  • as sick as a dog — very sick, very ill, as sick as a parrot, in sick bay    Barry can t come to practice. He s sick as a dog! …   English idioms

  • be as sick as a dog — informal to be very sick. She was as sick as a dog after that curry …   New idioms dictionary

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