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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
Mirza-Persian, Arabic, Bosnian
AslØG-Danish
ZenziTSEN-tseeGerman
Dushyanta-Hinduism
CÉLinese-LEENFrench
Constanze-German
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