like death warmed up

idiom

British, informal
: very tired or sick
We worked through the night, and by morning we looked like death warmed up.

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“Like death warmed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20death%20warmed%20up. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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