go through someone like a dose of the salts



go through someone like a dose of (the) salts

in. to move through someone’s digestive tract like a strong laxative. That stuff they served last night went through me like a dose of salts.
See also: dose, like, of, salt

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Whitehead['(h)wait.hed]
GerryJER-ee (English), KHER-ree (Dutch)English, Dutch
Alexandrea-lek-SAWNDR (French), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Portuguese), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Brazilian Portuguese), a-le-SHAN-dre (Galician)French, Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
MyrtleMUR-təlEnglish
Jovka-Macedonian
WolfeWUWLFEnglish (Rare)