be green about the gills

be green about/around the gills

(humorous)

to look ill, as if you are going to vomit He was out drinking last night, was he? I thought he looked a bit green about the gills this morning.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fenella	-	Scottish
JosÈP	-	Occitan
Tielo	-	Medieval German
Psyche	SIE-kee (English)	Greek Mythology
Karen	['kɑ:rən]
Margaret	MAHR-grit, MAHR-gə-rit	English