get sick

1. To be or become ill or generally unwell. I got really sick last week and had to miss several days of work. You're going to get sick in this cold weather if you don't bundle up! Why would I come visit you guys if you're all sick with colds? I don't want to get sick!

2. To become nauseated, sometimes to the point of vomiting. I'm getting sick driving around all these winding mountain roads. After drinking an entire bottle of vodka, Jim got sick all over his shoes. If you don't want to get sick, don't go on that rollercoaster right after lunch!

3. To become repelled or disgusted by something. I get sick thinking about how much we have to pay for our medical insurance. Don't you get sick when you think about how much Grandma must have suffered during her long bout with cancer? Ugh, I get sick when I think of the awful things my boyfriend and I said to each other the last time we fought.

get sick of (someone or something)

To be wearied by, bored of, or exasperated with someone or something. I get so sick of all these political campaign ads. They're on all the time, and every year they get nastier and nastier. A: "Chris made another disgusting remark during the lunch break again today." B: "I'm getting so sick of that guy! When will he learn that we don't think that crap is funny?" I was all gung-ho about this graduate program when I first began, but I must admit that I've gotten sick of going to all these boring lectures lately.

get sick

1. Also, take sick or ill . Become ill, as in It's just my luck to get sick on vacation, or When was she taken ill? [Ninth century]

2. Become disgusted, as in We got sick as we learned how much money was wasted, or I get sick when I hear about his debts. [Early 1500s] Also see make one sick.

3. Also, get sick to one's stomach; be sick. Become nauseated, vomit, as in If you eat any more candy you'll get sick, or Sick to her stomach every morning? She must be pregnant. [Early 1600s]