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]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tyson	['taisən]
Matvei	maht-VYAY	Russian
Adelita	-	Spanish (Latin American)
Devon	['devn]
Athenais	-	Ancient Greek
Herman	HUR-mən (English), HER-mahn (Dutch)	English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Ancient Germanic