sick as a parrot
English
Etymology
(very disappointed): Apparently of sporting (soccer) origin.
Adjective
sick as a parrot (not comparable)
- (simile) extremely sick; very ill.
- (idiomatic, Britain) Very disappointed; miserable.
- 2010 February 25, Chris Boffey, John Terry left empty-handed as Wayne Bridge gives him cold shoulder, The Guardian,
- Bridge was over the moon and Terry sick as a parrot as the game ended 4-2 following a late Chelsea penalty.
- 2010 December 7, Wirral Euro MP is sick as a parrot over England World Cup bid humiliation, Wirral Globe.
- 2011 July 29, John Walsh, Ingalls awesome but Workington Comets edged out, News & Star,
- Team manager Tony Jackson said: “I’m as sick as a parrot as I’ve ever been. There’s no doubt we should have won this one if it hadn’t been for the riders we have who suffered knocks.”
- 2010 February 25, Chris Boffey, John Terry left empty-handed as Wayne Bridge gives him cold shoulder, The Guardian,
Synonyms
Translations
sick as a dog — see sick as a dog
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