been under the weather



(I've) been under the weather.

Fig. a greeting response indicating that one has been ill. John: How have you been? Sally: I've been under the weather, but I'm better. Doctor: How are you? Mary: I've been under the weather. Doctor: Maybe we can fix that. What seems to be the trouble?
See also: been, weather

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mannix-Irish
JosÈP-Occitan
Zeno-Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian
Ladd['læd]
LiliÁNa-Hungarian
ÅSaAW-sahSwedish