weak as a kitten



weak as a kitten

Feeble and fragile, as in After that bout with flu she was weak as a kitten. This simile has largely replaced weak as a cat, from the early 1800s.
See also: kitten, weak

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mechtildemekht-IL-dəGerman
Pax-Roman Mythology
Tyriktie-REEKAfrican American (Modern)
Kay[kei]
Bonita[bə'ni:tə]
SaraiSER-ie (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew