Turn your stomach
verb
To make you feel ill or disgusted.
The smell of rotten eggs can turn your stomach.
Often appears as...
- turn your stomach
- turn someone's stomach
Usage tips
Colloquial,Idiomatic
verb
To suddenly feel revulsion or strong disapproval.
The idea of hurting someone intentionally turns my stomach.
Often appears as...
- turn your stomach
- idea can turn your stomach
verb
To make you feel ill or disgusted.
The smell of rotten eggs can turn your stomach.
Often appears as...
- turn your stomach
- turn someone's stomach
Usage tips
Colloquial,Idiomatic
verb
To suddenly feel revulsion or strong disapproval.
The idea of hurting someone intentionally turns my stomach.
Often appears as...
- turn your stomach
- idea can turn your stomach
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Sensory Reaction
The phrase often relates to a physical feeling, like being sick, as a reaction to smells or sights.
Seeing the spoiled food turn your stomach, making it hard to stay in the room.
Pro Tip 2/3Extreme Disgust
It emphasizes a strong level of disgust, more than just finding something unpleasant.
The thought of eating insects might turn your stomach.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Use
Used in informal contexts, you might not find this phrase in formal writings or speeches.
He skipped the gory scene because it tends to turn his stomach.
Pro Tip 1/3Sensory Reaction
The phrase often relates to a physical feeling, like being sick, as a reaction to smells or sights.
Seeing the spoiled food turn your stomach, making it hard to stay in the room.
Pro Tip 2/3Extreme Disgust
It emphasizes a strong level of disgust, more than just finding something unpleasant.
The thought of eating insects might turn your stomach.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Use
Used in informal contexts, you might not find this phrase in formal writings or speeches.
He skipped the gory scene because it tends to turn his stomach.
Pro Tip 1/3Sensory Reaction
The phrase often relates to a physical feeling, like being sick, as a reaction to smells or sights.
Seeing the spoiled food turn your stomach, making it hard to stay in the room.
Pro Tip 2/3Extreme Disgust
It emphasizes a strong level of disgust, more than just finding something unpleasant.
The thought of eating insects might turn your stomach.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Use
Used in informal contexts, you might not find this phrase in formal writings or speeches.
He skipped the gory scene because it tends to turn his stomach.
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