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    under the weather

    idiomBand 7informal

    UKˌʌndə ðə ˈweðə
    USˈʌndər ðə ˈweðə

    Slightly unwell.

    Rain streaming down a window under grey clouds, with a mug of hot lemon and a box of tissues on the sill
    Grey skies, hot lemon, tissues: feeling under the weather means feeling a little ill.

    I'm feeling a bit under the weather today.

    He's been under the weather all week.

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    Words that go with under the weather: feel under the weather; under the weather.

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    unwellpoorlyoff-colour
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    in good healthfit as a fiddle

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