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
Gona-Kurdish
ThorTHOR (English), TOR (Danish), TOOR (Swedish, Norwegian)Norse Mythology, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
IntoEEN-toFinnish
ÖZlem-Turkish
Fazl-Arabic
Dzvonko-Macedonian