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
Albericoahl-be-REE-ko Italian
Atherfold['æθəfəuld]
Mccloud[mək'klaud]
TanjaTAHN-yah (German, Finnish)German, Finnish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Narges-Persian
TrumanTROO-mənEnglish