| 单词 | green around the gills |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreen around (also about, at, in) the gills P6. green around (also about, at, in) the gills: (of a person) looking or feeling ill or nauseated. Cf. gill n.1 2a. ΚΠ 1843 C. Dickens Let. 13 Oct. (1974) III. 580 I am at this moment deaf in the ears, hoarse in the throat, red in the nose, green in the gills,..and fractious in the temper from a most intolerable and oppressive cold. 1862 R. H. Newell Orpheus C. Kerr Papers I. 237 ‘Yer may take it for $250.’ ‘He turned green about the gills at that.’ 1939 N.Y. Times 14 July 12/3 She stood by the rail an hour or more and then staggered down the gangplank... ‘Little green at the gills, she was,’ said our nautical informant. 1959 R. G. McCullough Fresh out of Wings 154 Miss Mama felt green about the gills to think what the result would be. 1991 New Age Jrnl. Apr. 60/2 [With] 110 pesticides in nonorganic raisins,..it's a wonder that Junior doesn't come home looking green around the gills. 2004 M. Cabot Boy meets Girl 169 ‘It must be the champagne,’ I said lamely, because I didn't want to admit that it was the sight of my boss that had caused me to go green around the gills. < as lemmas |
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