he's off sick
1off sick — british phrase if you are off sick or take time off sick, you do not go to work because you are ill She’s been off sick for over a week. Thesaurus: feeling and being unhealthy or illsynonym Main entry: sick …
2off sick — British if you are off sick or take time off sick, you do not go to work because you are ill She s been off sick for over a week …
3sick — [sɪk] adjective 1. a sick company, economy etc is one that has financial or other difficulties such as corruption (= dishonest, illegal, or immoral behaviour): • The President lost popularity when his reforms failed to revive a sick economy. • a… …
4sick — sick1 W3S1 [sık] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ill)¦ 2 be sick 3 feel sick 4 make me/you sick 5 make somebody/yourself sick 6 be sick (and tired) of (doing) something 7 be worried sick/be sick with worry 8¦(strange/cruel)¦ 9 sick at heart …
5sick*/*/ — [sɪk] adj 1) if you are sick, food that you have eaten suddenly comes out of your stomach through your mouth I m going to be sick![/ex] See: seasick 2) if you are sick, you have an illness He stayed at home caring for his sick wife.[/ex] 3)… …
6sick — 1 /sIk/ adjective 1 ILL suffering from a disease or illness: Where s Sheila is she sick? | a sick child | get sick AmE (=become ill): At the last minute I got sick and couldn t go. | sick as a dog (=very sick): Pete s at home in bed, sick as a… …
7sick — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun the sick ADJECTIVE ▪ chronic, long term (both esp. BrE) VERB + THE SICK ▪ visit ▪ aid, care for …
8sick — [[t]sɪ̱k[/t]] ♦♦♦ sicker, sickest 1) ADJ GRADED If you are sick, you are ill. Sick usually means physically ill, but it can sometimes be used to mean mentally ill. He s very sick. He needs medication... She found herself with two small children,… …
9sick — I UK [sɪk] / US adjective Word forms sick : adjective sick comparative sicker superlative sickest *** 1) if you are sick, food you have eaten suddenly comes out of your stomach through your mouth I m going to be sick! violently sick: He was… …
10off — off1 [ ɔf, af ] function word *** Off can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: He waved and drove off. She took her coat off and hung it up. My house is a long way off. as a preposition: She got off the bus at the next stop. Keep off the… …
