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blue around the gills

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blue around the gills

and green around the gills

1. mod. ill; nauseated. How about a little air? I feel a little green around the gills.

2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Marty—now thoroughly green around the gills—slid neatly under the table, and everyone pretended not to notice.

See also: around, blue, gill