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| Colorful English! | ||||
| Word or Phrase: | Part of Speech: | Idiom or General?: | Usage? | Restricted? |
| green around the gills | idiomatic phrase | idiomatic | fairly common | No |
| Meaning: | ||||
| pale or colorless sink color or sickly in appearance | ||||
| Example(s): | ||||
| Mary, you look so green around the gills , what's the matter? | ||||
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