sick to one's stomach

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sick (up) definition


  1. in.
    to empty one's stomach; to vomit. : I think I'm going to sick up. Isn't there supposed to be a barf bag in one of these seat pockets?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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sick to one's stomach

Also, sick at one's stomach. Nauseated, vomiting, as in I always get sick to my stomach in the back seat of a car. [Mid-1600s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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