Under the Weather
I am sick. I don't feel well. I'm out of sorts.
Moody, sad, melancholic, gloomy, depressing.
In an intoxicated state. Hangover.
Experiencing misfortune, unhappiness, trouble, disaster, calamity.
Examples:
Oh please, don't ask me to cook today, I'm a bit under the weather
I'm feeling a little under the weather today.
I'm feeling a little under the weather – I think I may have caught a cold.
Definitions from the English-Bulgarian Dictionary:
Under ['ʌndə]
- Under, below, underneath.
- Under (at the base of a wall, fortification, etc.).
- During (in the process of).
- Under, in, according to, in accordance with.
- During (in the time of, under the management, authority of).
- Under, toward (a given category, classification, etc.).
- Under (lower, below, less than).
- To express various states.
- Below, downward, underneath.
- Lower in rank, etc., in a lower/subordinate position.
- Lower, inferior.
- Lower, subordinate.
- Smaller, not meeting the standard/norm.
- Quiet, muted (of sound).
- In, at, toward, from a lower position/situation.
- Insufficient.
- Lower in rank, importance, etc.
Weather ['weðə]
- Weather (atmospheric).
- Bad weather, storm.
- mar. Direction of the wind.
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