turn one's stomach

turn one's stomach
verb
upset and make nauseated
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The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach

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The mold on the food sickened the diners

Syn: ↑sicken, ↑nauseate
Derivationally related forms: ↑nausea (for: ↑nauseate), ↑nauseant (for: ↑nauseate)
Hypernyms: ↑disgust, ↑gross out, ↑revolt, ↑repel
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s somebody

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phrasal
: to disgust completely : nauseate, sicken

wanted to change the public mind … succeeded mainly in turning its stomach — J.D.Hart


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  • turn one's stomach — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make you feel sick. * /The smell of that cigar was enough to turn your stomach./ * /The sight of blood turns my stomach./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • turn one's stomach — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make you feel sick. * /The smell of that cigar was enough to turn your stomach./ * /The sight of blood turns my stomach./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • turn\ one's\ stomach — v. phr. informal To make you feel sick. The smell of that cigar was enough to turn your stomach. The sight of blood turns my stomach …   Словарь американских идиом

  • turn one's stomach — make one feel sick Seeing the car accident turned my stomach …   Idioms and examples

  • turn one's stomach — phrasal to disgust completely ; sicken, nauseate < the foul smell turned his stomach > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • turn one's stomach — Nauseate, sicken …   New dictionary of synonyms

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