VERBS
- be, look
- become, fall (formal) , get (informal)
- He fell sick with yellow fever. She was afraid she would get sick if she stayed in that place any longer
ADV
- chronically, desperately, extremely, terribly, very
- The house has accommodation for up to 60 chronically sick or disabled residents. a very sick woman in the next bed
- incurably, terminally
- mentally
PHRASES
- be off sick
- John's not in the office today, he's off sick
VERBS
- be, feel, look
- Mum, I feel sick!
- get
- I get travel-sick if I sit in the back seat
- make sb
- If you eat all that chocolate it'll make you sick
ADV
- horribly, really, very, violently
- He leaned sideways and was violently sick
- almost
- a bit, faintly, a little, quite, rather, slightly
- continually
- physically
- Every time I think about it I feel physically sick
PREP
- with
- Laura felt almost sick with embarrassment
VERBS
- be
- become, get
- I'm getting sick of all these delays
- make sb
- Her attitude makes me sick
ADV
- heartily, really
- He was getting heartily sick of all the false sympathy
- absolutely, thoroughly
- a bit, pretty, rather
- She was getting a bit sick of his moaning
PREP
- of
- I'm getting sick of you leaving things in a mess
PHRASES
- sick and tired of sth, sick to death of sth, sick to the back teeth of sth
ADV
- extremely, really, very
- You're really sick, you know that?
- pretty, rather
- It was pretty sick humour, I thought
PHRASES
- sick in the head
- Whoever started the fire must be sick in the head