vomit blood

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see vomit, blood.

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Meanings

verbvomit blood (third-person singular simple present vomits blood, present participle vomiting blood, simple past and past participle vomited blood)

present singular third person vomits blood · participle present vomiting blood · participle past vomited blood · past vomited blood

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see vomit, blood.
  2. SingaporeSinglishfigurativelyTo be overcome with extreme levels of stress or frustration, especially when dealing with something problematic.

Origin

The figurative sense is a calque of an idiomatic expression from Chinese languages — 嘔血／呕血 (au² hyut³) in Cantonese and 吐血 (thò͘-hoeh) in Hokkien, for example.

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vomit blood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vomit%20blood

MLA

“vomit blood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vomit%20blood. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vomit blood,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vomit%20blood.

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