C2idiominformalhealthIELTS-friendly
feel like death warmed up
USUK
to feel very ill or extremely tired
British and humorous. American English says 'death warmed over'. You can also 'look like death warmed up'.
In context
I had a fever all night and felt like death warmed up this morning.
After the night bus from Sapa, we all looked and felt like death warmed up.
More idioms about health
- a clean bill of healtha doctor's statement, after an examination, that someone is healthy
- a new lease of lifenew energy, or a chance to be active or useful again
- a ripe old agea very old age, reached in good health
- a second windnew energy that lets you continue after you felt too tired
- a shadow of your former selfmuch weaker, thinner or less impressive than before