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
Terpsichore-Greek Mythology
Semyonsye-MYON, see-MYONRussian
Judocus-Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Fitzpatrick[fits'pætrik]
Fred[fred]
Atanas-Bulgarian, Macedonian