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• 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

• 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

• be green around the gills — be green about/around the gills humorous to look ill, as if you are going to vomit. He was out drinking last night, was he? I thought he looked a bit green about the gills this morning …   New idioms dictionary

• 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

• 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

• 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

• be green about the gills — be green about/around the gills humorous to look ill, as if you are going to vomit. He was out drinking last night, was he? I thought he looked a bit green about the gills this morning …   New idioms dictionary

• Green — This article is about the color. For other uses, see Green (disambiguation). Green …   Wikipedia

• green — green1 W2S1 [gri:n] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(colour)¦ 2¦(grassy)¦ 3¦(fruit/plant)¦ 4¦(environment)¦ 5¦(without experience)¦ 6¦(ill)¦ 7 green with envy 8 the green eyed monster 9 have green fingers 10 the green stuff …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Gills Bay — Gills Bay, which is situated some 3mls. (5k.) West of John o Groats with the community of Gills close by, has one of the longest stretches of low lying rock coast on the northern shores of Caithness. Its main features are a small harbour and the… …   Wikipedia