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What's the meaning of "under the weather" idiom? Please give me some examples!

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Idiom Conjugations:

 
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Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Feeling under the weather is not a pleasant sensation.
Being under the weather is also not a pleasant sensation.
 
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Idiom Usage:

This idiom can be used in two forms:
"to be under the weather"
                     or
"to feel under the weather"
Either form has the same meaning.  
The "feel" form must be used for the progressive verb tenses.  It can be used for all verb tenses.
The "be" form can be used for all tenses except the progressive tenses.
"To be a little under the weather" or "to be under the weather" describe the degree to which a person is not feeling well.
This idiom can be used to describe psychological conditions.   For example, if a person is sad or a little depressed, they can be feeling a little under the weather.
 
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Idiom Scenario 2:


Johnny's mother is waking him up for school.  Johnny is usually slow to get up but this morning Johnny is very slow to get up and his mother checks his temperature to discover that Johnny is running a fever and is not feeling well.  Johnny's mother decides to keep him home from school and see if his conditions become worse.  She telephones the school and says...
"Johnny is feeling under the weather this morning.  He will not be attending school today.!"
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Idiom Scenario 1:


Adam celebrated his birthday last night.  He went out with a few friends and they all hit the bottle.  As a result, Adam is not feeling so well this morning.  One of Adam's friends calls him on the telephone and asks Adam how he is feeling.  Adam replies...
"I'm a little under the weather"
Adam is not incapacitated.  He will still go to work and perform his normal functions.  Adam has a slight headache and his stomach is a little upset.
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Idiom Definition:


"to be under the weather"
not feeling well, but not very sick
to be a little ill - with a headache, for example
 
Synonyms:
debilitated, diseased, down, enfeebled, feeble, ill, indisposed, rocky, sick, sickly, unwell, weak
 
 
This man is literally under the weather. - - - - ->  a worried looking cartoon man wearing rubber boots is walking stooped over because there is a dark cloud with rain and lightening looming over him.



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