Meanings
adjectivesick as a dog (not comparable)
- not comparablesimileVery ill.
I caught that new strain of flu and for three days I was as sick as a dog.
1 more example
Ay, but thou knowest he's as uncertain as the wind; and if, instead of quarrelling with me, he should grow fond, he'd make me as sick as a dog.
1797, John Banks, The Albion Queens, or The Death of Mary, Queen of Scots: A Tragedy, J. Bell, page 32Synonyms: sick as a cat, sick as a horse, sick as a parrot
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveVery ill.
Translations
Dutch ziek als een hond
- ziek als een hondTranslations
Finnish sairas kuin koira
- sairas kuin koiraTranslations
French malade comme un chien
- malade comme un chienTranslations
Polish bardzo chory
- bardzo choryTranslations
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