Sick as a dog Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈsɪk/ /ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdɔɡ

SIK-uhz-uh-DAWG

UK

sˈɪk/ /ˈæs/ /æɪ/ /dˈɒɡ

SIK-uhz-uh-DOG

التعريف

This expression means to be extremely sick, especially with symptoms like vomiting or feeling miserable.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This phrase is informal and mainly used when someone feels badly ill, often with a stomach bug or food poisoning. It doesn't refer to minor illnesses. Common in spoken language but not in formal writing.

• Spanish: muy enfermo - hecho polvo
• Portuguese (BR): muito doente - mal do estômago
• Portuguese (PT): muito doente - indisposto
• Chinese (Simplified): 病得厉害 - 极度不舒服
• Chinese (Traditional): 病得很重 - 極度不舒服
• Hindi: बहुत बीमार - बेहद असहज
• Arabic: مريض للغاية - متوعك بشدة
• Bengali: ভীষণ অসুস্থ - খুবই অসুস্থ (বমির মতো অসুস্থ)
• Russian: болеть как собака - ужасно болеть
• Japanese: ひどく具合が悪い - 吐きそうなくらい具合が悪い
• Vietnamese: ốm như chó - cực kỳ ốm
• Korean: 정말 아프다 - 속이 너무 안 좋다
• Turkish: köpek gibi hasta - çok fena hasta
• Urdu: بہت زیادہ بیمار - بدترین حد تک بیمار
• Indonesian: sakit parah - sakit sekali

جمل نموذجية

I was sick as a dog after eating that seafood.

basic

She felt sick as a dog all night long.

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After the ride, he was sick as a dog.

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Trust me, you don't want that soup. It made me sick as a dog last week.

natural

I woke up feeling sick as a dog, so I called in sick to work.

natural

After that rollercoaster, I was honestly sick as a dog for hours.

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