Under the weather

Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 26
Meaning

Feel sick

हिंदी अर्थ

तबीयत नासाज़ होना

Example sentences

He was under the weather for two days and taught anyway.

Under the weather is mild and not serious.

Daily use: Thoda under the weather hoon.

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Memory trick · Prashant Sir

तूफ़ान में जहाज़ पर बीमार नाविक को deck के नीचे भेज दिया जाता था, ताकि मौसम की मार न पड़े। इसीलिए under the weather यानी तबीयत ठीक न होना, थोड़ा बीमार होना।

Think of sailors on a ship in a storm: a sick sailor was sent below deck, away from the bad weather. Being 'under the weather' therefore means feeling a little sick or unwell.

Exam note

यह सबसे ज़्यादा पूछे जाने वाले idioms में है। Options: 'feel sick', 'slightly unwell'; opposite 'in the pink' (स्वस्थ); trap 'under a cloud' (शक के घेरे में)।

This is one of the most frequently asked idioms. Options say 'feel sick' or 'slightly unwell'; the opposite is 'in the pink' (in good health), and the trap is 'under a cloud' (under suspicion).

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