throw up (one's) toenails

throw up (one's) toenails

slang To vomit violently or profusely. I felt like I was going to throw up my toenails from how seasick I got out on that boat. He had so much to drink that he spent the whole rest of the night in the bathroom throwing up his toenails.

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throw up one's toenails

Sl. to vomit heavily. I was so sick. I nearly threw up my toenails. Frank was in the bathroom, throwing up his toenails.

See also: throw, toenail, up

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

throw up one’s toenails

tv. to wretch; to vomit a lot. It sounded like he was throwing up his toenails.

See also: throw, toenail, up

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