Expressions for sickness and stress

If you have a lot on your plate, it means:

• You are very hungry
• Your life is very full
• You have many responsibilities

When something is on the back burner, it means:

• It is being prioritized
• It is not a priority at the moment
• It is going to be discarded

If you’ve got one foot in the grave, it means:

• You are very close to death or extremely stressed
• You are standing in a cemetery
• You are having a hard time walking

Feeling under the weather means:

• You are enjoying the rain
• You are feeling unwell
• You are feeling sad

If someone is as pale as a ghost, they:

• Have seen a ghost
• Are wearing white clothes
• Are very sick or scared, looking extremely pale

To feel like death warmed up means:

• You feel extremely unwell
• You are feeling better after being sick
• You are recovering from an illness

If you are at death’s door, you:

• Are about to meet someone
• Are very close to death
• Are visiting someone in the hospital

A splitting headache means:

• A very severe headache
• A migraine
• A mild headache

If your leg is black and blue, it means:

• It is very cold
• It is covered in bruises
• You have varicose veins

If you break out in a rash, you:

• Get hives on your skin
• Start sweating
• Feel itchy