sick as a dog
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Scott: Keith woke up the day that people are coming in, Sunday morning, and he is sick as a dog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
“Shelby just came in sick as a dog this morning,” Carroll said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2022
He also would be as sick as a dog the next day.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2013
"We have four days off coming up here, and I would have been sick as a dog if we would have lost this game," Bryant said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2006
You should have seen her eyes fill with tears when we carried poor old 'Dad' into the cabin, sick as a dog, and moaning like a baby.
From If Any Man Sin by Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred)
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