lose one's lunch



lose one's lunch

Vomit, as in When Anne saw the wound, she thought she'd lose her lunch. This expression does not usually refer to a specific meal and probably survives because of alliteration. [Colloquial; c. 1940]
See also: lose, lunch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hadar-Hebrew
Sydney['sidni]
Endika-Basque
BartolomĚJ-Czech
Saoul-Biblical Greek
Meshullam-Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew