sick as a dog

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sick as a dog

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  1. not comparable Very ill. I caught that new strain of flu and for three days I was as sick as a dog.

    Similar: sick as a cat, sick as a horse, sick as a parrot

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Françaismalade comme un chien

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@misc{sick_as_a_dog_2026,
  title = {sick as a dog},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sick%20as%20a%20dog},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}