2013年9月13日 · sick (I am sick of eating this) tired (I am tired of eating this) Also see sick and tired; fed up (I am fed up with eating this) These are not exact equivalents because they are …

2008年6月18日 · This one describes that the mother got sick sometime between last Wednesday and now. 3. My mother has become sick since last Wednesday. Getting/becoming sick …

2017年7月5日 · Hypochondriac is really reserved for people who are worried about getting sick. That is as opposed to the manifestation of illness from thinking about it. But, yes, …

2016年12月20日 · As to common usage, I think the most common phrasing is "I think I'm getting sick" or even "I think I am sick" -- "think" being the key to mean that I don't have clear …

2014年11月4日 · I'm out sick today and won't be able to help until tomorrow at the earliest. Incidentally, some other too-dramatic terms for "a person who is confined to bed due to illness" …

2011年3月20日 · That is just sick! or. That is so sick! are not used to mean unwell or ill. And while you may not have any trouble distinguishing the meanings when applied via the demonstrative …

2017年4月7日 · Sick to your stomach In both British and American English, having a literal illness would be expressed as having food poisoning or a stomachache or heartburn or ulcer &c. You …

2021年1月25日 · @tchrist: I didn't know that. Well, to be honest I've never really thought about it that way - if you're sick of someone/something, you're fed up with it. If you're just sick (or sick …

2016年10月23日 · It could be taken fairly literally to mean that the party will be very bad, or it could be much the opposite, with "sick" being used in the reverse sense to mean "great". …

Gain adds to get the notion of something profitable or desirable (which is why we can get sick, but we don't gain sickness.) So, saying that an internship will help you gain experience implies …