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sick as a parrot

idiom
Meaning

Very disappointed; miserable.


Origin

disputed origin

(very disappointed): Apparently of sporting (soccer) origin.

Examples
SIMPLE

He was sick as a parrot after his team lost the game.

CONTEXTUAL

She felt sick as a parrot when she realized she had missed the final train home.

COMPLEX

The candidate was sick as a parrot upon discovering that his lifelong ambition had been thwarted by a last-minute administrative error.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    out sick

    Absent from work due to an illness.

  2. 02

    sick and tired

    Bored to the point of weariness.

  3. 03

    sick at heart

    Despairing, distressed, or anxious.

  4. 04

    sick list

    A list of people who are ill.

  5. 05

    sick man

    A weak member of a peer group, especially the weakest.

  6. 06

    sick puppy

    A person who is sick (mentally disturbed) in a morbid or gruesome way.

  7. 07

    sick to the back teeth

    Extremely annoyed, fed up, tired (of or with something).

  8. 08

    sick with worry

    Extremely anxious or distressed.

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