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Sick as a Dog (Origin)
What Is the Origin of the Saying "Sick as a Dog"?
The term "sick as a dog" means to feel ill to the point of vomiting.Table of Contents
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Examples of Use:
- You look assick as a dog. Do you want to lie down?
- I threw up after the meal. Those mussels made me as sick a dog.
- I've had too much wine. I'm going to feel as sick as a dog tomorrow.
- I am "in the dog house." (in trouble)
- That is "a dog's breakfast." (a total mess)
The term is marginally more common than as sick as a parrot, which has several competing theories as to its origin.
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