lie ill
Frequency: 4.51.2 per million words
to be in bed because of illness
Categories:
Examples (10)
- He was lying ill in bed for days.
- She had to lie ill at home after catching the flu.
- The old man often lies ill during the cold winter months.
- After the surgery, he continued to lie ill for a week.
- Many children lie ill with various infections every year.
- She felt too weak to move and just wanted to lie ill in peace.
- Don't disturb him; he's lying ill and needs rest.
- The traveler unexpectedly began to lie ill in a foreign country.
- They hoped he wouldn't lie ill for too long.
- If you lie ill all day, you might miss important things.