التصنيف: الالعام لمادة اللغة الانجليزية

on the mend
– healing, becoming better
My grandfather is on the mend after he broke his leg last week.

out cold
– unconscious, in a faint
As soon as the patient entered the operating room he was out cold because of the anesthesia.

over the worst
– recovering from an illness
My brother is over the worst since his skiing accident last month.
pull through
– recover from a serious illness
The car accident was very bad and I don’t think that the driver will pull through.

run a temperature
– have a higher than normal body temperature
The little boy is running a temperature and should stay in bed all day.

run down
– get into poor condition
He was working very hard last month and has become very run down.

run some tests
– a doctor does some medical tests on a patient
The doctor has decided to run some tests on the patient.

splitting headache
– a severe headache
I have been suffering from a splitting headache all morning.

take a turn for the worse
– become sicker
My aunt took a turn for the worse last week and is still in the hospital.
take someone’s temperature
– measure someone’s body temperature
The nurse took my temperature when I went to the hospital yesterday.

throw up
– vomit
The woman threw up several times after eating the bad shellfish.

under the weather
– not feeling well
My boss has been feeling under the weather all week and has not come to work during that time. [/LEFT]