Being sick refers to short-term or temporary ailments, such as vomiting etc. Besides, 'sick' is an attributive adjective, i.e., you can use 'sick' before a noun; but you cannot use 'ill' before a noun in the sense of ailment. "The boy felt sick and went home after the third period." "I've been ill with the flu for the past few days."

Jun 25, 2019 · In modern English, "sick of" seems to be mainly more used to mean "mentally ill" than "phsically ill" like in this example, I'm so sick of my life. So, if we really want to make the sentence mean 2, it seems to be much better to change "of" to "with" as in. My mom has been sick with lung cancer for three years.

Dec 18, 2020 · I'm sick at (= unhappy about) not getting that job. It makes me sick (= makes me very angry) to see people wearing fur coats. I'm sick and tired of (= very annoyed about) the way you're behaving. I'm sick to death of (= very annoyed about) the way you're behaving. She was worried sick (= very worried) when her daughter didn't come home on time.

I'm looking for a phrase expressing somebody has a higher probability to catch a disease - either in a given time of year or due to his genetic predisposition.

Apr 4, 2020 · I suppose ‘sick from’ has more of an implication that it’s badly affecting the person who has contracted it; it says that the person has gotten sick from it; they’ve contracted the disease and therefore become affected by it; they’re sick — meaning ‘feeling bad’ — from coronavirus. This gives a bit of an implication that they ...

Jul 24, 2024 · "Sick as a parrot" means very upset - "We were ahead 1-nil at 85 minutes but ended up losing 2-1. I was sick as a parrot". "Get off the ground" means "start". "To get your business off the the ground you'll need a bank loan" Of course "to coin a phrase" is also a cliche. Generally, there is no need for an English learner to use such cliches.

Sep 1, 2022 · With sick, sick is not a verb, it is an adjective, so this cannot be passive get. It is again "inchoative" get - I got sick is an informal way of saying I became sick. As far as I can tell, they are identical in meaning.

Sep 19, 2015 · that is that you are now sick. "Caught" can leave the listener wondering "what" or "where" you acquired your illness. It also sounds more "active", as in you did something which contributed to you becoming ill. I was outside shoveling the snow and caught a cold. It's cold outside, bundle up or you will catch a cold!

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Aug 8, 2022 · We have person A who normally takes notes. Person A was sick, now Person B did the notes. Would it make sense as follows in the meeting minutes? Secretary: Person A, but stand-in Person B