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
Khatuna-Georgian
Boucher[bu:'ʃei]
JulianJOO-lee-ən (English), JOOL-yən (English), YUWL-yahn (Polish), YOO-lee-ahn (German)English, Polish, German
WinstonWIN-stənEnglish
Pridoni-Georgian
Mehrdad-Persian