be/feel under the weather
informalDefinition
C2 to be or feel ill: I'm feeling a bit under the weather - I think I've caught a cold.Being and falling ill
(Definition of be/feel under the weather from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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be/come out of the ark idiom
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be/come up against a brick wall idiom
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be/fall prey to sth idiom
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be/fall under sb's influence/spell idiom
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be/feel at home idiom
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be/get bogged down phrasal verb
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be/get in on the ground floor idiom
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be/get in with sb idiom
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be/go at it hammer and tongs idiom
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be/go heavy on sth idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- ail verb (BE/MAKE ILL)
- be a martyr to sth idiom
- be green about the gills idiom
- be laid up idiom
- be out of sorts idiom
- break out phrasal verb (START)
- burnt out adjective (TIRED)
- catch your death of cold idiom
- develop verb (START)
- disagree with sb phrasal verb
- go down with sth phrasal verb
- KO verb
- pick sth up phrasal verb (ILLNESS)
- pneumonia noun
- predisposed adjective
- prone adjective (TENDING)
- relapse verb
- shivery adjective
- strike sb down phrasal verb
- upset verb (MAKE SICK)
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