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loaded to the gills and loaded to the barrel Sl. intoxicated. He's loaded to the gills. Man, he's loaded to the barrel and fighting mad. See also: loaded pale around the gills and blue around the gills; green around the gills Fig. looking sick. (The around can be replaced with about.) John is looking a little pale around the gills. What's wrong? Oh, I feel a little green about the gills. be green about/around the gills (humorous) to look ill, as if you are going to vomit He was out drinking last night, was he? I thought he looked a bit green about the gills this morning. See also: green How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I can understand why a new landlord who just bought a $3,500/acre farm would look a little green around the gills when you drop the bomb that their property needs a bunch of terraces and waterways to keep the topsoil in place. Maybe his swift ascent from 1999 CIF champion to 2000 Olympic hopeful gave him the bends; nearly an hour after his first race the Valencia native still looked a little green around the gills. To focus so much on data - well, it's small wonder that the "Star Trek" character named "Data" is so pasty-faced and green around the gills. |
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