December 10th : « être malade comme un chien »

The French expression "être malade comme un chien" (literally “to be sick like a dog”) means to be very ill. 🤒🐶

It’s often used when you have food poisoning, the flu, or feel really unwell.

💬 Example:

You send this message to your friend to say you can’t come to her birthday party:

👉 "Hi Chloé, I’m so sorry but I won’t be able to come to your birthday tomorrow.

I ate at a bad restaurant yesterday and I’m sick as a dog!"

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