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
Ghjuvan-Corsican
Rosaline['rɔzəlin]
İSkender-Turkish
Ibragim-Chechen, Ossetian
Theodulus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Vianne-English (Rare)