sick as a dog

Speech parts

1. sick as a dog - Adjective

2. sick as a dog - Phrase

Meaning

sick as a dog (not comparable)

(simile) Very ill.
I caught that new strain of flu and for three days I was as sick as a dog.

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Synonyms

ailing diseased unwell indisposed valetudinarian laid up ill-looking sick as a parrot sick as a cat

Antonyms

hardy hale well fit healthy robust
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Examples

I'm down here in Mexico, sick as a dog. My head is poundin' in this border town fog. Down to my last dime and comin' apart at the seams. I've messed up in Mexico, livin' on refried dreams. Tim McGraw

When it came time to record the song, Batey was apparently “sick as a dog.” Source: Internet

When he won at his third attempt, for Christopher Nolan's in 2018, he spent the next fortnight in bed, sick as a dog. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

sick as a dog

Close letter words and terms

sick and tired sick and twisted sick as a cat sick as a horse sick as a parrot sick ass