lose one's lunch



lose one's lunch

Vomit, as in When Anne saw the wound, she thought she'd lose her lunch. This expression does not usually refer to a specific meal and probably survives because of alliteration. [Colloquial; c. 1940]
See also: lose, lunch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yakiv-Ukrainian
Stamen-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Anzhelina-Russian
Patka-Polish, Slovak
BetonyBET-neeEnglish (Rare)
Lund[lʌnd]