sick as a parrot

== English == === Etymology === (very disappointed): Apparently of sporting (soccer) origin. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === sick as a parrot (not comparable) (colloquial, simile) Extremely sick; very ill. (colloquial, simile, idiomatic, UK) Very disappointed; miserable. 2010 December 7, Wirral Euro MP is sick as a parrot over England World Cup bid humiliation, Wirral Globe. ==== Synonyms ==== sick as a cat sick as a dog sick as a horse ==== Translations ====