Question

in_the_loop_456 to look/feel ill or exhausted The expression suggests how a person would look or feel if he or she were warmed up after dying, i.e., still dead.

Accepted Answer

LOOK/FEEL LIKE DEATH WARMED OVER Sue looked like death warmed over when we went to see her in the hospital after her surgery.I stayed up for three nights straight studying for my philosophy exam and now I feel like death warmed over. Emotions/Feelings: ill health

Id	in_the_loop_456
Idiom	LOOK/FEEL LIKE DEATH WARMED OVER
Definition	to look/feel ill or exhausted
Examples	Sue looked like death warmed over when we went to see her in the hospital after her surgery. I stayed up for three nights straight studying for my philosophy exam and now I feel like death warmed over.
Extra Info	The expression suggests how a person would look or feel if he or she were warmed up after dying, i.e., still dead.
Category	Emotions/Feelings: ill health

Warmed Death Look/Feel Ill I Feel Loop Exhausted