Idiom Breakdown

sick as a parrot

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Definition

Very disappointed; miserable.

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(very disappointed): Apparently of sporting (soccer) origin.

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"Bridge was over the moon and Terry sick as a parrot as the game ended 4-2 following a late Chelsea penalty."
"2010 December 7, Wirral Euro MP is sick as a parrot over England World Cup bid humiliation, Wirral Globe."
"Team manager Tony Jackson said: “I’m as sick as a parrot as I’ve ever been. There’s no doubt we should have won this one if it hadn’t been for the riders we have who suffered knocks.”"