the gorge rises at it

the gorge rises at it

One is disgusted or sickened by something. (The "gorge" is the stomach.) The phrase appears in Shakespeare's Hamlet. I could never be a doctor. Blood, vomit, open wounds—the gorge rises at it.
See also: gorge, rise
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • (one's) gorge rises (at something)
  • gorge
  • bring something up
  • barf bag
  • buicks
  • talk to Huey on the big white (tele)phone
  • talk to Ralph on the big white (tele)phone
  • hurl
  • hurling
  • cooky