Look like death warmed over In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "look like death warmed over", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Regina Tuyen Le calendar 2021-11-08 10:11

Meaning of Look like death warmed over

Synonyms:

look/feel like death warmed up , be tired to death of (something) , feel like death warmed over , look like death warmed up

Look like death warmed over American phrase informal

To appear terribly unwell, tired, or exhausted.

Sometimes our manager looks fine, sometimes he looks like death warmed over.

They had to work all night, so by daylight, they looked like death warmed over.

You shouldn't work when you are so sick. You look like death warmed over.

Other phrases about:

Blue Around the Gills
Look sick, unwell and be about to vomit
A creaking gate hangs longest

People who are sick frequently outlast those who are well.

(nothing but/all/only) skin and bone

Extremely thin and emaciated

be the picture of health, guilt, misery, etc.

Used to say that someone looks extremely healthy, guilty, unhappy, etc.

cut down

1. To cause a tree to fall down.

2. To lessen the size, amount, or quantity of something.

3. To lower the cost of something.

4. To injure or assassinate someone, especially in a battle.

5. To degrade or criticize someone or something, especially in public.

6. To modify something by removing unnecessary or extraneous parts.

Grammar and Usage of Look like death warmed over

Verb Forms

  • looked like death warmed over
  • looking like death warmed over
  • looks like death warmed over

The verb "look" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Look like death warmed over

This phrase is first used in the Soldier's War Slang dictionary, then published in 1939.

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