turn one's stomach



turn one's stomach

Nauseate one, disgust one, as in That mess of spoiled food turns my stomach. This idiom alludes to being so nauseated that one vomits-that is, the stomach in effect turns around and brings up food. It was first recorded in 1622.
See also: stomach, turn

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Metod-Slovene, Slovak
Laima-Lithuanian, Latvian, Baltic Mythology
Simona-Italian, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Lithuanian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Tamerlane-History
SherrieSHER-eeEnglish
Eadweard-Anglo-Saxon