a building with polluted air or insufficient oxygen This is a sick building. The air contains toxic fumes.
good and dead/mad/sick
very dead or mad or sick etc. That rodeo bull was good and mad. He tried to gore the rider.
laugh yourself sick
laugh until you ache, split a gut When I listen to Mandy's jokes, I laugh myself sick.
make me sick/mad etc.
cause me to feel sick or mad etc. It makes me sick the way he talks about war all the time.
sick and tired
dislike something, be annoyed with something I am sick and tired of his constant complaining.
sick at heart
sad, sorrowful Papa was sick at heart after the hailstorm ruined our crop.
sick building
(See a sick building)
sick of
not interested any more, bored by, tired of We're sick of his jokes because he repeats them.
sick of (someone or something)
bored with, dislike I think that she is sick of working overtime every day.
sick to death
wishing for a change, fed up, sick of People are sick to death of the debate on gun control. They've heard too much about guns.
sicko
weird person, pervert, psycho scumbag """Who would pour ketchup all over my car?"" ""Oh, some sicko, I guess."""
take ill/sick
become sick She took ill during her holiday and spent most of the time in her hotel.
worried sick
very worried, extremely anxious Velma is worried sick about her son. He's using cocain.
take sick
Idiom(s): take sick AND take ill
Theme: SICKNESS
to become ill. (Folksy.) • I took sick with a bad cold last week. • I hope I don't take ill before final exams.
sick in bed
Idiom(s): sick in bed
Theme: SICKNESS
remaining in bed while (one is) ill. • Tom is sick in bed with the flu. • He's been sick in bed for nearly a week.
sick as a dog
Idiom(s): (as) sick as a dog
Theme: SICKNESS
very sick; sick and vomiting. • 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.
sick and tired of
Idiom(s): sick and tired of sb or sth
Theme: ANNOYANCE
disgusted and annoyed with someone or something. (Fixed order.) • I'm sick and tired of Ann and her whistling. • We are all sick and tired of this old car.
get sick
Idiom(s): get sick
Theme: SICKNESS
to become ill (perhaps with vomiting). • I got sick and couldn't go to school. • My whole family got sick with the flu.
be sick
Idiom(s): be sick
Theme: SICKNESS
to vomit. (Euphemistic. Also with get, as in the examples.) • Mommy, Billy just got sick on the floor. • Oh, excuse me! I think I'm going to be sick. • Bob was sick all over the carpet.
Go down like a cup of cold sick
(UK) An idea or excuse that will not be well accepted will go down like a cup of cold sick.
Sick as a parrot
If someone's sick as a parrot about something, they are unhappy, disappointed or depressed about it.
Throw a sickie
If you pretend to be ill to take a day off work or school, you throw a sickie.
homesick
when you miss your home: "He went away for two weeks, but was terribly homesick."
sick and tired|sick|tired
adj. 1. Feeling strong dislike for something repeated or continued too long; exasperated; annoyed. Jane was sick and tired of always having to wait for Bill, so when he didn't arrive on time she left without him.John is sick and tired of having his studies interrupted.I've been studying all day, and I'm sick and tired of it. Compare: FED UP.
take ill|sick|take|take sick
v. To become sick. Father took sick just before his birthday. Used in the passive with the same meaning. The man was taken ill on the train.
call in sick
call in sick Telephone one's employer or school that one is ill and cannot come to work or attend. For example, Ben called in sick and told his boss he would miss the meeting. [Mid-1900s]
make one sick
make one sick Disgust one, as in Your constant complaining makes me sick. This expression transfers the sensations of physical illness to strong negative sentiments. [c. 1800]
sick joke An anecdote intended to be humorous but actually in very bad taste, as in His stories turn out to be sick jokes about people who are handicapped in some way. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
sick to one's stomach
sick to one's stomach Also, sick at one's stomach. Nauseated, vomiting, as in I always get sick to my stomach in the back seat of a car. [Mid-1600s]
bang in (sick)
To acquaint one's employer that one will be absent due to affliction (real or feigned). That virus has absolutely decimated my staff—only two bodies are in the appointment today because the blow banged in sick!If you absolutely appetite to go to the bank tomorrow, aloof blast in.Learn more: bang
bang in (sick)
in. to alarm in sick. Two added bodies aloof banged in sick! Learn more: bang, sickLearn more:
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