Bill's father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough, and when he came back he was green around the gills.
The car almost hit Mary crossing the street, and she was pale around the gills because it came so close.
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green\ around\ the\ gills — • green around the gills • pale around the gills • blue around the gills See: green around the gills adj. phr. slang Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough,… … Словарь американских идиом
green around the gills — If someone looks green around the gills, they look ill … The small dictionary of idiomes
green about the gills — (informal) Looking or feeling sick • • • Main Entry: ↑green … Useful english dictionary
green around the gills — [adj] sick blah, crummy, miserable, nauseated, pale, queasy, shaky, sick as a dog*, sick to one’s stomach, throwing up, under the weather, vomiting; concept 314 … New thesaurus
green about the gills — ► green about the gills sickly looking. Main Entry: ↑gill … English terms dictionary
green around the gills — or[pale around the gills] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. * /Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough, and when he came back he was green around the gills./ * /The car… … Dictionary of American idioms
green around the gills — or[pale around the gills] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. * /Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough, and when he came back he was green around the gills./ * /The car… … Dictionary of American idioms
green about the gills — adjective Ill or unwell, especially as indicated by ones appearance. Youre looking rather green about the gills, old chap … Wiktionary
green around the gills — If someone looks green around the gills, they look ill. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
green around the gills — green around (or at) the gills (of a person) sickly looking … Useful english dictionary
green around the gills — Go to blue around the gills … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
