get sick

Idioms  

1. Also, . 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]

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Example Sentences

By contrast, it takes ingesting thousands of salmonella particles to get sick from that bacterium.

From Los Angeles Times

The move comes as post-pandemic wellness culture has supercharged vaccine hesitancy, expanding objections from a long-debunked link between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism to a more generalized, equally false belief that “healthy” children who eat whole foods and play outside are unlikely to get sick from vaccine-preventable diseases and, if they do, can be treated with “natural” remedies such as beef tallow and cod liver oil.

From Los Angeles Times

"I can't afford to get sick. With breathing difficulties, it always affects my lungs. I make sure I do everything to keep as healthy as possible. Please do get the jabs if you can," she said.

From BBC

"Among these 100 people, there are children. There are people who could get sick from how cold it gets at night," he said.

From Barron's

“Do people get sick in the future?”

From Literature

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