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
Woodard['wuda:d]
Gemaryahu-Biblical Hebrew
ÁDÁMAH-dahmHungarian
Sanjeev-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada
Nives-Italian, Croatian
SeÒRasSHO-rahsScottish