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make one sick



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Idioms and Phrases

Disgust one, as in Your constant complaining makes me sick . This expression transfers the sensations of physical illness to strong negative sentiments. [c. 1800]
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As immunity to different viruses builds up over time, it decreases the number of viral types that can make one sick, Dr. Jacobs said.

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"To act as a physician," he writes, "the priest must make one sick!"

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A great many people applied for medicine, and some of the maladies, specially when they affect children, make one sick at heart.

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This fiery Aragonese painted bull-fights, battles, executions, and Inquisition tortures with blacks that make one shudder and reds that make one sick.

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She told her that nothing was easier than to lure the prince into marrying her; and all sorts of other things that were enough to make one sick!

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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