green around the gills

[green around the gills] or [pale around the gills] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Pale-faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated.

* /Bill's father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough, and when he came back he was green around the gills./

* /The car almost hit Mary crossing the street, and she was pale around the gills because it came so close./

- Also used with other prepositions besides "around", as "about", "at", "under", and with other colors, as "blue", "pink", "yellow", "white".

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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