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Green about the gills

"Green about the gills" in a Sentence (2 examples)

"You're looking rather green about the gills, old chap." "I feel a little chippy to-day." "That's the worst of these cheap champagnes."

Although he boarded his ship with wristbands and pills intended to ward off any possible queasiness, he did not turn green about the gills.

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