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
Aurobindo	-	Bengali, Indian, Odia
Rasha	-	Arabic
Akihito	[æki'hi:təu]
EmilÍA	-	Icelandic
Felicie	fe-LEE-tsee-ə	German
Cezar	-	Romanian, Portuguese (Brazilian)