turn one's stomach



turn one's stomach

Nauseate one, disgust one, as in That mess of spoiled food turns my stomach. This idiom alludes to being so nauseated that one vomits-that is, the stomach in effect turns around and brings up food. It was first recorded in 1622.
See also: stomach, turn

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arnout-Dutch
Honoratus-Late Roman
Hakob-Armenian
ValdimÁRr-Ancient Scandinavian
QuÝ-Vietnamese
Wardell-English