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
Maksymilianmahk-si-MEEL-yahnPolish
Luvinia-English
Dominica[.dɔmi'ni:kə]
UteOO-təGerman
Tomislav-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Jagannatha-Hinduism