turn one's stomach
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As if that weren’t enough to turn one’s stomach, MCC is also outsourcing inmates’ labor to a lingerie company, effectively opening a federally subsidized sweatshop within prison walls.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2015
We had no alkali on the great, grassy Brulé, but there were strips outside the reservation thick with it, and the water in those sections contained enough of it to turn one's stomach into stone.
From Land of the Burnt Thigh by Voorhies, Stephen J.
This mustard," says Mr D., "is enough to turn one's stomach.
From The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes Volume 12 by Saintsbury, George
The very names assumed by its officers are enough to turn one's stomach.
From Arrows of Freethought by Foote, G. W. (George William)
Her hypocrisy is enough to turn one's stomach.
From Prince Eugene and His Times by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
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