around
can be replaced withabout.
) •John is looking a little pale around the gills. What's wrong?
•Oh, I feel a little green about the gills.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
blue\ around\ the\ gills — • green around the gills • pale around the gills • blue around the gills See: green around the gills adj. phr. slang Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough,… … Словарь американских идиом
blue around the gills — AND green around the gills 1. mod. ill; nauseated. □ You are looking a little blue around the gills. □ How about a little air? I feel a little green around the gills. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ In the middle of the drink, I kn … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
blue around the gills — See: GREEN AROUND THE GILLS … Dictionary of American idioms
blue around the gills — If a person looks blue around gills, (or green or pale) they look unwell or sick. You should sit down. You look a bit blue around the gills … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
green around the gills — or[pale around the gills] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. * /Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough, and when he came back he was green around the gills./ * /The car… … Dictionary of American idioms
green around the gills — or[pale around the gills] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. * /Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough, and when he came back he was green around the gills./ * /The car… … Dictionary of American idioms
green\ around\ the\ gills — • green around the gills • pale around the gills • blue around the gills See: green around the gills adj. phr. slang Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough,… … Словарь американских идиом
pale\ around\ the\ gills — • green around the gills • pale around the gills • blue around the gills See: green around the gills adj. phr. slang Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough,… … Словарь американских идиом
pale around the gills — See: GREEN AROUND THE GILLS … Dictionary of American idioms
pale around the gills — See: GREEN AROUND THE GILLS … Dictionary of American idioms
