turn sb's stomach
Definition
› to make someone feel sick, often because they are angry or upset about something: The sight of Joe eating raw fish is enough to turn your stomach. Just the smell makes my stomach turn. The amount of money she spends on designer clothes really turns my stomach.Vomiting and feelings of sicknessCausing feelings of anger and displeasure
(Definition of turn sb's stomach from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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turn sb on phrasal verb
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turn sb out phrasal verb (DRESS)
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turn sb out phrasal verb (REMOVE)
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turn sb over to sb phrasal verb
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turn sb's head idiom
- turn sb's stomach idiom
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turn signal noun
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turn somewhere/sth over phrasal verb
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turn sth around/round phrasal verb
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turn sth in phrasal verb (PRODUCE)
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turn sth in phrasal verb (RETURN)
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Synonyms and related words:
- aggravate verb (ANNOY)
- alienate verb (LOSE SUPPORT)
- anger verb
- annoy verb
- annoyance noun
- fuss verb (MAKE NERVOUS/ANGRY)
- get a rise out of idiom
- get in sb's hair idiom
- get on sb's tits idiom
- get/go beyond a joke idiom
- importune verb
- make (sb's) hackles rise idiom
- make mischief idiom
- make sb's blood boil idiom
- nettle verb
- nuisance noun
- tread/step on sb's toes idiom
- vex verb
- wind sb up phrasal verb (ANNOY)
- won't thank you for doing sth idiom
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