get the vapors

get the vapors

old-fashioned Typically of a woman, to be about to faint or feel as though one might. My goodness, with all this excitement, I do feel as though I am getting the vapors!
See also: get
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • feel out of place
  • feel somehow about
  • feel (some emotion) about (someone or something)
  • feel at home
  • just what the doctor ordered
  • felt
  • hurt for (someone or something)
  • hurt for someone/something
  • feel (like) (oneself)
  • feel bad about (something)