As sick as a small hospital
Heard in Sligo, Cork, Galway and Waterford
Very unwell indeed.
I had an awful dose last weekend, I was sick as a small hospital." "Jaysus Joe I'm as sick as a small hospital these days!
I suffered from a wretched affliction last weekend, and felt as exceedingly unwell as an infirmary.
Same phrase, other counties
- Waterford
- Cork (not in the dictionary)