like death warmed over/up, to feel/look
feel like death warmed over
To feel extremely ill, exhausted, or worn out. Wow, how much did you have to drink last night? You feel like death warmed over! He felt like death warmed over after running that race.
See also: death, feel, like, over, warm
feel like death warmed up
To feel extremely ill, exhausted, or worn out. Wow, how much did you have to drink last night? You feel like death warmed up! He felt like death warmed up after running that race.
See also: death, feel, like, up, warm
look like death warmed over
To look extremely ill, exhausted, or worn out. Wow, how much did you have to drink last night? You look like death warmed over! He looked like death warmed over after running that race.
See also: death, like, look, over, warm
look like death warmed up
To look extremely ill, exhausted, or worn out. Wow, how much did you have to drink last night? You look like death warmed up! He looked like death warmed up after running that race.
See also: death, like, look, up, warm
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
like death warmed over/up, to feel/look
To feel or look utterly exhausted or extremely ill. This comparison to one step away from death originated in the twentieth century, perhaps during World War I; it appears in a dictionary of soldiers’ slang of 1939. It may be obsolescent, although a shortened form, to feel like death, is still current.
See also: death, feel, like, look, over, warm
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- feel like death warmed over
- feel like death warmed up
- feel like death
- look like death warmed over
- look like death warmed up
- like death warmed over
- look like death
- warm
- tired to death
- tired to death of (something)