sick as a dog
Example Sentences
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“You have your child who is sick as a dog, you have no hope, you find CBD hemp, non-impairing, non-intoxicating,” Goldstein said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2024
“You can’t sit home,” he said in Indianola, adding jokingly, “If you’re sick as a dog … even if you vote and then pass away, it’s worth it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2024
“Shelby just came in sick as a dog this morning,” Carroll said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2022
He also would be as sick as a dog the next day.
From Slate • Jul. 1, 2013
I was as sick as a dog for a while, and afterward I laid down in the bottom of the boat and didn’t care whether I ever found you fellows or not.
From Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water by Barbour, Ralph Henry
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.