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at death"s door

- very near death

The sales manager was at death"s door after his heart attack.

back on one"s feet

- physically healthy again

My mother is back on her feet after being sick for two weeks.

black out

- to lose consciousness, to faint, to pass out

The football player blacked out after being hit by the other player.

break out in (something)

- to begin showing a rash or other skin disorder

I broke out in a rash after eating the shrimp at the restaurant.

breathe one"s last

- to die

The man breathed his last after a long illness.

bring (someone) around

- to restore someone to health or consciousness, to cure someone

The medical workers were able to bring the man around after the accident.

bring (someone) to

- to restore someone to consciousness after anesthesia/hypnosis/fainting

We tried hard to bring the woman to after the car accident.

catch a cold

- to get a cold

I caught a cold last week and had to miss four days of work.

catch one"s death of cold

- to become very ill (with a cold/flu etc.)

The little boy was told to be careful in the rain or he would catch his death of cold.

check-up

- an examination of a patient by a doctor

I plan to have my annual check-up next week.

clean bill of health

- a report or certificate that a person or animal is healthy

My doctor gave me a clean bill of health when I visited him last month.

come down with (something)

- to become sick with something, to catch an illness

My niece came down with a cold and was unable to visit me last week.

couch doctor

- a psychoanalyst or psychiatrist who puts his patients on a couch to talk to them

The man was sent to see a couch doctor because of his many problems.

a dose of one"s own medicine

- the same treatment that one gives to others (usually this has a negative meaning)

We gave the boy a dose of his own medicine after he bullied us.

draw blood

- to make someone bleed, to get blood from someone

The doctor decided to draw blood from the patient in order to check his blood sugar level.

fall ill

- to become sick or ill

The man fell ill last winter and has not recovered yet.

feel on top of the world

- to feel very healthy

I have been feeling on top of the world since I quit my job.

flare up

- to begin again suddenly (an illness or a disease)

My mother"s skin problem flared up when she started to use the new hand soap.

a flare-up

- a sudden worsening of a health condition

There was a flare-up of my father"s sickness last week.

go under the knife

- to have an operation in surgery

The woman went under the knife at the hospital last evening.

hang out one"s shingle

- to open an office or business - especially in a profession

The doctor decided to hang out his shingle as soon as he finished medical school.

have a physical (examination)

- to get a medical check-up

Our company sent all the employees to have a physical last week.

head shrinker

- a psychiatrist

The man went to see a head shrinker after his recent problems at work.

just what the doctor ordered

- exactly what is needed or wanted

A nice hot bath was just what the doctor ordered after my long day at work.

look the picture of health

- to be in good health, to look very healthy

My uncle looked the picture of health when I saw him last week.

on the mend

- becoming better, becoming well, healing

My grandfather is on the mend after he broke his leg last week.

out cold

- unconscious, to have fainted

The patient was out cold because of the anesthesia when he entered the operating room.

over the worst

- recovering from an illness

The man is over the worst since his skiing accident last month.

pull through

- to recover from a serious illness

The car accident was very bad and I do not think that the driver will pull through.

run a fever/temperature

- to have a higher than normal body temperature

The girl has been running a fever this week.
The little boy is running a temperature and should stay in bed all day.

be run down

- to be in poor condition

My father worked very hard last month and now he is run down.

run some tests

- to do some medical tests on a patient

The doctor decided to run some tests on the patient.

splitting headache

- a severe headache

I have been suffering from a splitting headache all morning.

take a sick day

- to be absent from work and still receive pay

I did not feel well yesterday so I decided to take a sick day.

take a turn for the worse

- to become sicker

My aunt took a turn for the worse last week and she is now in the hospital.

take (someone"s) temperature

- to measure someone"s body temperature

The nurse took my temperature when I went to the hospital yesterday.

a taste of one"s own medicine

- the same treatment that one gives to others (usually this has a negative meaning)

Our boss got a taste of his own medicine when people began to treat him badly like he treats others.

throw up

- to vomit

The woman threw up after eating the bad shellfish.

under the weather

- not feeling well

My boss has been under the weather all week and has not come to work during that time.

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