Tom and Dick
sick
“I cannot go out tonight because I am feeling tom and dick.”
“He called his boss to say he could not come in because he was feeling a bit tom and dick.”
“After spending the entire weekend feeling thoroughly tom and dick, she finally decided to visit the local clinic for a checkup.”
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out sick
Absent from work due to an illness.
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sick and tired
Bored to the point of weariness.
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sick as a parrot
Very disappointed; miserable.
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sick at heart
Despairing, distressed, or anxious.
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sick list
A list of people who are ill.
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sick man
A weak member of a peer group, especially the weakest.
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sick puppy
A person who is sick (mentally disturbed) in a morbid or gruesome way.
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sick to the back teeth
Extremely annoyed, fed up, tired (of or with something).
Last updated April 28, 2026