green about the gills
Visibly fighting nausea
Green about the gills describes someone who looks pale and nauseated, as though about to vomit.
The gills are the area around the jaw and throat, where queasiness shows.
The phrase often describes seasickness or hangover: He came off the boat looking green about the gills.
Also *green around the gills*.
- diseasedAffected by illness
- queasyMildly sick to stomach
- nauseousFeeling urge to vomit
- sick to one's stomachExperiencing strong nausea
- off-colorMildly indecent or inappropriate
under the weather · sick as a dog · pale · white as a sheet · sickly · peaked · jaundiced · sallow · unwell · ill-looking · bilious · seasick · out of sorts · not quite right · pallid · wan · ashen · pale as a ghost
green about the gillsrosy-cheeked
Having pink-tinged face
in the pink · glowing · ruddy · bright-eyed and bushy-tailed · hale and hearty
green about the gillsfit as a fiddle
In excellent physical condition
right as rain · in fine fettle · fighting fit · in good shape · on top of the world
green about the gillsright as rain
In perfect condition
comfortable · at ease · settled · unfazed · steady
green, greens, greener, greenest, greenish, greenery, greening, gills, gilled