Blue Around the Gills old-fashioned humorous adjective phrase
"around" can be replaced with "about" or "at"
They were drunk and blue around the gills
She is getting blue about the gills. What's the matter with her?
Something that is guaranteed to be an effective cure for some illnesses
To vomit
To become stupid, foolish, silly or crazy
Someone has vomited.
1. To laugh with shyness and embarrassment
2. Used to say that someone vomits on the floor, whether it's carpeted or not
To be very wet
Because of forgetting bringing an umbrella, I look like a drowned rat when it rains.