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.
See also: gill, green

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PoncioPON-thyo (Spanish), PON-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
West[west]
PalmerPAHL-mər, PAH-mərEnglish
AbbiAB-eeEnglish
Raginmund-Ancient Germanic
Abhijeet-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali