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under the weather

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3 meanings of under the weather

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  1. 1
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    A little sick, often with a cold or the flu.

    Mom stayed home because she felt under the weather.

    He was under the weather all week and missed two practices.

    Similarill, sick, unwell, poorly, ailing

    Oppositewell, healthy, fine, fit

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  2. 2
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    A little drunk, or feeling bad after drinking too much.

    He was a bit under the weather after the party and went straight to bed.

    Still under the weather from Saturday night, she skipped breakfast.

    Similartipsy, drunk, hungover, merry, tight

    Oppositesober

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  3. 3
    idiomobsolete
    In old use, having bad luck or money trouble.

    The family was under the weather that year, with the farm sold and no work in town.

    The Hawkinses are under the weather now, but their Tennessee property is millions when it comes into market.
    1873, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens]; Charles Dudley Warner, The Gilded AgeHere, under the weather means having hard times, especially money trouble.
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Origin

From "under the weather bow." On a ship, the weather bow was the side facing the bad weather, so someone there felt sick.