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"Oh dear, I seem to have a frog in my throat..." - Idiomatic language
4 years agoHi Verbling!
Have you ever felt as though you're under the weather? I have and sadly, being a chatterbox can be quite tough when you're under the weather or have a frog in your throat. (Chatterbox - inf. English, to refer to someone who speaks a lot.) In my case, as a language teacher, lover of speaking and extreme chatterbox, losing my voice is dreadful. Fortunately, over the years this has only happened a handful of times.
If I had to find the silver lining though, I would say that it opens up a wonderful discussion about idiomatic English which is used to refer to illness.
Some of my favourite idioms referring to illness include, "having a frog in one's throat," "...feeling under the weather," and "feeling as sick as a dog."
Naturally, I don't really have a frog sitting in my throat, we use this idiom to refer to someone's voice being scratchy or croaky. If you are feeling under the weather, you are feeling poorly - not well at all. And as for, "as sick as a dog," it simply means one is very, very ill.
What about idioms used for showing that one is healthy?
Well, "I'm as fit as a fiddle," "I'm on the mend," and "I'm back on my feet," are three very common ones.
You might have noticed that I used "the silver lining" earlier on. This lovely idiom refers to finding something positive in a difficult situation. The full idiom reads, "Every cloud has a silver lining." So, in my case, although I've lost my voice, I've thought of many things to say about the topic of illness... something positive out of an unpleasant situation.
Click here for an interesting English page linked to English for illness.
If you'd like to read more about idioms referring to health, or illness, follow this link.
Are there any idioms referring to health that you're fond of? Perhaps there's something interesting that is used in your native country? Please share in the comments below! I'd love to hear from you.
Have a lovely day,
Ari
