| Idiom | Under the Weather |
|---|---|
| Example | Ms. Capers will not be in today. She's feeling a little under the weather. |
| Meaning | sick; not well; in trouble with money |
| Origin | In the mid-1700s many people in the United States traveled by boat. In stormy weather, when the water was rough, a lot of people got seasick and were said to be suffering under the influence of bad weather. Soon the phrase was shortened to just "under the weather." The saying first appeared in a novel in 1850. |
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