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sick list
noun
- a list of persons who are sick.
sick list
noun
- a list of the sick, esp in the army or navy
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sick list1
Idioms and Phrases
- on the sick list, in poor health; not well; ill.
Example Sentences
What is certain is the sick list puts them second behind Bournemouth in the Premier League injury table.
She was joined on the sick list by Venus Williams, who has a virus.
Combine these cuts with the rapid privatisation the Guardian reports this week and expect to find the NHS on the political sick list.
"The fact is, my wife is on the sick list again; and as I'm at a loose end, I've come round to ask if you could give me a bit of supper."
Two more died yesterday and a number of others were on the sick list.
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