fling up
fling up
slang To vomit. Geez, I thought I was going to fling up on that boat—I felt so seasick!
See also: fling, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
fling something up (in something)
to throw one's arms or hands up in an expression of some emotion, such as despair, horror, disgust, resignation. She flung her hands up in despair. She flung up her hands and cried out for help.
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fling up
Sl. to empty one's stomach; to vomit. I was afraid I was going to fling up. Who flung up on the sidewalk?
See also: fling, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
fling up
in. to empty one’s stomach; to vomit. I was afraid I was going to fling up.
See also: fling, up
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- earp
- drain the bilge
- hork
- call Earl
- call Hughie
- call Ralph
- call Ruth
- chuck a dummy
- cry Ralph
- cry Ruth