How to Pronounce "like death warmed over"
expression
LIKE DETH WORMD OH-ver
LIKE DETH WAWMD OH-vuh
Definition
This expression means to look or feel very ill, tired, or weak—almost as if you just came back from the dead.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫaɪk/ /ˈdɛθ/ /ˈwɔɹmd/ /ˈoʊvɝ
British English
lˈaɪk/ /dˈɛθ/ /wˈɔːmd/ /ˈəʊvɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LIKE DETH WORMD OH-ver
UK
LIKE DETH WAWMD OH-vuh
Listen in Context
After staying up all night, I felt like death warmed over.
She looked like death warmed over after her illness.
He came to work looking like death warmed over.
Honestly, you look like death warmed over. Are you okay?