like death warmed over
idiom
US, informal
: very tired or sick
We worked through the night, and by morning we looked like death warmed over.
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Johnson looked like death warmed over.
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“Like death warmed over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20death%20warmed%20over. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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