Health idioms
There are a lot of idioms (groups of words that mean something different than the literal meaning) about health in English.
"She’s a little bit under the weather" does not mean that she is ‘under’ anything.
under the weather is an idiom that means “ill, unwell, not feeling healthy or strong.”
Which picture shows the meaning of under the weather better?
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Here are some other common health-related idioms. First, read and listen to the idioms being used.
Do you know them? Can you guess what they mean? Check (✓) the ones you think you know.
What’s going on with Alex? He looks like death warmed over.
I’m feeling as right as rain, but last week I was as sick as a dog.
I’ve done two shifts in a row and now I’m on my last legs.
I slipped on the ice yesterday and now I’m black and blue.
He’s going to go under the knife tomorrow.
Break a leg!
I hope you get a taste of your own medicine.
She’s as fit as a fiddle.
You look like you have one foot in the grave.
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