# Tom and Dick

idiom · Slang

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/tom-and-dick
Updated: 2026-04-28

## Meaning

sick

## Examples

- 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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