weak as a kitten



weak as a kitten

Feeble and fragile, as in After that bout with flu she was weak as a kitten. This simile has largely replaced weak as a cat, from the early 1800s.
See also: kitten, weak

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TreyTRAYEnglish
Grigol-Georgian
RŮŽEna-Czech
EmİNe-Turkish
SolomonSAHL-ə-mən (English)Biblical, English, Jewish
Katrinkah-TREEN (German, Swedish)German, Swedish, Estonian