flu

blue flu

A fictional illness that is said to be affecting police officers when many of them call in sick to disrupt operations, especially where striking is illegal. (The police often wear blue uniforms, hence "blue.") If that many guys called in sick today, I suspect there's a blue flu going around.
See also: blue, flu

brown bottle flu

slang A hangover. I'm not surprised you have the brown bottle flu today—do you remember last night at the bar at all?
See also: bottle, brown, flu

diplomatic flu

1. A feigned claim of ill health used as a means of avoiding or absenting oneself from a political engagement of some kind. The senator's conspicuous absence from the debate was put down to the sudden contraction of a virus, but it is likely just a diplomatic flu so that he will not be forced to address recent allegations of tax fraud.
2. By extension, any claim of ill health used as an excuse to avoid an unpleasant or undesirable situation. Frustrated by her dead-end job, Janet contracted a diplomatic flu to takes some time off and reexamine her priorities.
See also: flu

down with (an illness)

Sick with a particular illness, which is named after "with." I've been down with the flu all week and have barely gotten out of bed.
See also: down
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

blue flu

1. n. an imaginary disease afflicting police officers who call in sick during a work stoppage or slowdown. (Journalistic. Occurs where strikes are illegal.) Another epidemic of the blue flu struck the city’s police officers early today.
2. n. a hangover. He was out late last night and has the blue flu.
See also: blue, flu

brown bottle flu

n. a hangover or sickness from drinking. (Probably from beer, which is often sold in brown bottles.) Wayne had a case of the brown bottle flu and didn’t make the meeting.
See also: bottle, brown, flu
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
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  • shipping
  • shipper
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  • Ramboize
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Some symptoms of the flu include high fever, muscle pain, and cough and cold, the DOH said.
DOH warns public against the flu
This means that a person can never develop a permanent immunity to flu. Even if he develops antibodies against a flu virus one year, those antibodies are unlikely to protect him against a new strain of the virus the next year.
Take precautions, It's flu season
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It's flu season Sick: Do you have a cold or the flu?
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It's Not Too Late to be a Flu Fighter -- Free Flu Vaccines at Most Pharmacies or Doctor Offices for Members of the Central California Alliance for Health
Each year, the viruses most likely to cause flu are identified and the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends which type of strains to include in the vaccine.
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A New Medicine For The Flu
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The forecasting information aims to help the public better prepare themselves for flu outbreaks, according to the agency.
Taiwan CDC and Acer jointly launch AI-based 'Flu Forecasting Station' website
When you catch the flu, the symptoms appear suddenly.
The Flu and You: Symptoms, Prevention, and Recovery
The FBiH Public Health Institute told FENA that a total of 19,632 people with flu-like symptoms have been recorded in the flu season, eight of which have so far been recorded as deceased.
FBiH records 19.632 persons with flu-like symptoms
Amid the grip of the country's worst influenza outbreak since 2009, several fatal cases of healthy people contracting the flu illustrate the power of this year's particularly deadly influenza strain. The active flu strains in the 2017-18 flu season have proven particularly deadly, with Americans dying at a higher rate than normal across the contiguous U.S.
Flu Kills Teen, School Holds Vigil