green about the gills

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Adjective

1. (idiomatic) Ill or unwell, especially as indicated by one's appearance.

   • "I feel a little chippy to-day."

     "That's the worst of these cheap champagnes."

   • 2007 Feb. 25, Christopher Elliott, "Strategies to Make More Passengers Maiden Voyagers ↗," New York Times (retrieved 15 Sept 2013):

     Although he boarded his ship with wristbands and pills intended to ward off any possible queasiness, he did not turn green about the gills.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:diseased

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