sick as a parrot

sick as a parrot
Phrs. Depressed, upset, very disappointed.

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • sick as a parrot — (informal) Extremely disappointed • • • Main Entry: ↑sick * * * (as) sick as a parrot Brit., informal extremely disappointed …   Useful english dictionary

  • sick as a parrot — If someone s sick as a parrot about something, they are unhappy, disappointed or depressed about it …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • sick as a parrot —    If someone s sick as a parrot about something, they are unhappy, disappointed or depressed about it.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Sick as a parrot —   If someone s sick as a parrot about something, they are unhappy, disappointed or depressed about it …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • (as) sick as a parrot — british very informal phrase very unhappy or disappointed about something that has happened Thesaurus: feeling sad or unhappysynonym feeling disappointedsynonym Main entry: sick * * * ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • as sick as a parrot — very, very sick; on your deathbed, sicker than a dog    Samuel s voice sounds weird because he s as sick as a parrot …   English idioms

  • be as sick as a parrot — British, humorous to be very disappointed. Tim was sick as a parrot when he heard Manchester had lost the match …   New idioms dictionary

  • sick — sick1 W3S1 [sık] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ill)¦ 2 be sick 3 feel sick 4 make me/you sick 5 make somebody/yourself sick 6 be sick (and tired) of (doing) something 7 be worried sick/be sick with worry 8¦(strange/cruel)¦ 9 sick at heart …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sick — 1 /sIk/ adjective 1 ILL suffering from a disease or illness: Where s Sheila is she sick? | a sick child | get sick AmE (=become ill): At the last minute I got sick and couldn t go. | sick as a dog (=very sick): Pete s at home in bed, sick as a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Parrot — Taxobox name = Parrots fossil range = fossil range|54|0Early Eocene – Recent image width = 240px image caption = Peach fronted Parakeets Aratinga aurea regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves infraclassis = Neognathae ordo =… …   Wikipedia

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