sick as a parrot

English

Etymology

(very disappointed): Apparently of sporting (soccer) origin.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

sick as a parrot (not comparable)

1. (colloquial, simile) Extremely sick; very ill.
2. (colloquial, simile, idiomatic, UK) Very disappointed; miserable.
   • 2010 February 25, Chris Boffey, “John Terry left empty-handed as Wayne Bridge gives him cold shoulder”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Bridge was over the moon and Terry sick as a parrot as the game ended 4-2 following a late Chelsea penalty.

   • 2010 December 7, Wirral Euro MP is sick as a parrot over England World Cup bid humiliation, Wirral Globe.
   • 2011 July 29, John Walsh, Ingalls awesome but Workington Comets edged out, News & Star,

     Team manager Tony Jackson said: “I’m as sick as a parrot as I’ve ever been. There’s no doubt we should have won this one if it hadn’t been for the riders we have who suffered knocks.”

Synonyms

• sick as a cat
• sick as a dog
• sick as a horse

Translations

sick as a dog — see sick as a dog