feel like death warmed up

feel like death warmed up
to look or feel very ill
Thesaurus: to feel or be illsynonym
Main entry: death

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look/feel like death warmed ˈup idiom
(BrE) (NAmE like death warmed ˈover) (informal) to look or feel very ill/sick or tired
Main entry:deathidiom

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  • like death warmed over — (or up) informal extremely tired or ill * * * like death warmed over (US) (or Brit like death warmed up) informal : very tired or sick We worked through the night, and by morning we looked like death warmed over. • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • like death warmed up — like death (warmed up) British & Australian, American if you feel or look like death warmed up, you feel or look very ill. I wish I d got to bed earlier last night I feel like death warmed up. The poor guy looked like death warmed over …   New idioms dictionary

  • look like death warmed up — look/feel/like death warmed up informal phrase to look or feel very ill Thesaurus: to feel or be illsynonym Main entry: death * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • like death — (warmed up) British & Australian, American if you feel or look like death warmed up, you feel or look very ill. I wish I d got to bed earlier last night I feel like death warmed up. The poor guy looked like death warmed over …   New idioms dictionary

  • like death (warmed up), feel, be, etc. —  Be very unwell …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • death — W1S1 [deθ] n [: Old English;] 1.) a) [U] the end of the life of a person or animal ≠ ↑birth death of ▪ The death of his mother came as a tremendous shock. ▪ Cancer is the leading cause of death in women. ▪ How Danielle …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • warmed-over — adj [usually before noun] AmE 1.) warmed over food has been cooked before and then heated again for eating →↑reheat 2.) warmed over ideas or arguments have been used before and are not interesting or useful any more →look/feel like death warmed… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • death — [ deθ ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the state of being dead: It was clear that Sandra was very close to death. bleed/starve/burn etc. to death: These people will starve to death unless they receive help soon. stab/kick/beat etc. someone to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • feel — [c]/fil / (say feel) verb (felt, feeling) –verb (t) 1. to perceive or examine by touch. 2. to have a sensation (other than sight, hearing, taste, and smell) of. 3. to find or pursue (one s way) by touching, groping, or cautious moves. 4. to be or …  

  • death */*/*/ — UK [deθ] / US noun Word forms death : singular death plural deaths 1) [uncountable] the state of being dead It was clear that Sandra was very close to death. bleed/starve/burn etc to death: These people will starve to death unless they receive… …   English dictionary

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