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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cornelius	kər-NEE-lee-əs (English), kawr-NAY-lee-us (Dutch), kawr-NE-lee-uws (German)	Ancient Roman, English, Dutch, German, Biblical
KazimÍR	-	Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
Anacleto	ah-nah-KLE-to (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Parveen	-	Persian
Tereza	te-REZ-ah (Romanian)	Czech, Portuguese (Brazilian), Bulgarian, Romanian
Loki	LO-kee	Norse Mythology