Sick to one's stomach meaning in English

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Definition

it makes me sick to my stomach: it makes me feel extremely ill idiom
The smell of rotten eggs makes me sick to my stomach. I feel so ill when I smell them.
Just the thought of you makes me sick to my stomach. It makes me feel ill just thinking about you.
a stomach: an abdomen, a belly, a tummy noun

Examples

  • "The carbonation makes me sick to my stomach."
Exercise 1
Jean's visits to Susie's office have "unsettled" Susie.
This means that Jean's visits have made Susie feel .

Choose the answer which fits the context of Bob's email!
Jean's visits to Susie's office have "unsettled" Susie.
This means that Jean's visits have made Susie feel uncomfortable.

Choose the answer which fits the context of Bob's email!
uncomfortable: This is correct choice. In this context. to feel "unsettled" means to feel "disturbed", "uneasy" or "uncomfortable".
frustrated: This is incorrect. "Frustrated" does not share a similar meaning with the term "unsettled", which means "uncomfortable" in this context.
like a natural woman: A wonderful guess. You, my friend, are an original. Unfortunately this is incorrect.
sick to her stomach: This is incorrect. "Sick to her stomach" does not share a similar meaning with the term "unsettled", which means "uncomfortable" in this context. In a different context, one could say that their "stomach was unsettled", which would express that they were having difficulty digesting something, but this is not the case here.
furious: This is incorrect. "Furious" does not share a similar meaning with the term "unsettled", which means "uncomfortable" in this context.

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