feel puny

feel puny

To feel sick. I woke up feeling puny, so I just stayed in bed all day. Elise didn't come to the party because she's feeling puny.
See also: feel, puny
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

feeling (kinda) puny

feeling ill. I'm feeling puny. Think I might be coming down with a cold. Bill had to skip football practice on account of he was feeling puny.
See also: feeling, puny
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • feeling puny
  • puny
  • feel sick to (one's) stomach
  • feel as if a cat has kittened in (one's) mouth
  • feel no pain
  • feeling no pain
  • feel (some emotion) about (someone or something)
  • feel somehow about
  • feel blue
  • feel strange
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