the gorge rises at it



the gorge rises at it

One is disgusted or sickened by something. (The "gorge" is the stomach.) The phrase appears in Shakespeare's Hamlet. I could never be a doctor. Blood, vomit, open wounds—the gorge rises at it.
See also: gorge, rise

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lakeishalə-KEE-shəAfrican American
Hanif-Arabic
Wigberht-Anglo-Saxon, Ancient Germanic
Ed[ed]
PrincessPRIN-ses, PRINT-səs, prin-SESEnglish (Modern)
Waldedrudis-Ancient Germanic