Like death warmed over British phrase informal simile
If someone looks/feels like death warmed up, they feel extremely sick or look frail, unwell.
I woke up feeling like death warmed over. Probably because last night I drank too much.
Yesterday, he looked like death warmed over, but today he is well again.
It was a shock to see John, who leads a healthy lifestyle, looking like death warmed over.
Used to advise that someone should wear warm or dry clothes, otherwise he or she will catch a very bad cold
Said when you are too tired to do something
Completely fatigued.
People who are sick frequently outlast those who are well.
This phrase dates from the late 1930s.