white around the gills
white around the gills
Pale, typically due to nausea or fear. I get terrible motion sickness, so I'm sure I was a little white around the gills when I stumbled off the plane. I was white around the gills for a while after my brother jumped out of the closet and scared me.
See also: around, gill, white
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- pale around the gills
- (as) pale as death
- pale as a ghost
- (as) pale as a ghost
- pale
- up to the gills
- blue around the gills
- green around the gills
- (as) white as a ghost
- to the gills