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
Parth-Indian, Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi
Brandon['brændən]
Hila-Hebrew
ClÍOna-Irish
Horacioo-RAH-thyo (Spanish), o-RAH-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Mattie['mæti]