idom Flashcards
Medical Idioms
under the weather
to be not feeling well/
my boss has been under the weather all week and has not come to work during the time
splitting headache
a severe headache
run a fever/temperature
to have a higher than normal body temperature
the little boy running a temperature and should stay in bed all day
catch a cold
get a cold
back on one’s feet
to be physically healthy again/
my mother back on one’s feet after being sick for 2 weeks
check-up
an examination of patient by doctor
come down with something
become sick with st
draw blood
make so bleed, get blood from someone/
the doctor decided to draw blood from the patient to check his blood sugar level
feel on top of the world
to feel very healthy/
I have been top of the world since I quit my job
have a physical
get medical check up/
our company sent all the employees to have a physical last week
just what the doctor ordered
exactly what is needed or wanted/
a nice hot bath was just what the doctor ordered after the long day at work
over the worth
recover from an illness/
my brother is over the worst since his skiing accident last month
pull trough
recover from a serious illness/
the car accident was very bad and I do not think that the driver will pull trough