To be sick as a dog Home The Lexicon To be sick as a dog Thumbnail Phrase or WordTo be sick as a dogDefinitionVery ill; usually temporary, often respiratory or GI tract.LanguageEnglishTypeFaunamorphSubcategoryCaninesGrammatical SubcategorySayings/Similes/Aphorisms/Proverbs Previous itemTo treat/be treated like a dog Next itemTo die like a dog
