sick as a dog

idiom

informal
: very sick

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Not sick as a dog, but very congested with a bit of a cough. Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 And too many people have done so anyway at their peril and ended up sick as a dog from salmonella, Cyclospora, campylobacter, and more. John Mariani, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021

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“Sick as a dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sick%20as%20a%20dog. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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