make sb ill

Frequency: 6.98.8 per million words

can be used literally (e.g. food) or figuratively (e.g. corruption)

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Examples (10)

  • I can't eat bananas. They make me ill.
  • That type of government corruption makes me ill.
  • The smell of burnt plastic always makes him ill.
  • Too much screen time can sometimes make children ill.
  • The dishonesty of the company's leaders made all the staff ill.
  • Long bus journeys usually make me ill, so I avoid them.
  • The injustice of the situation made her ill with anger.
  • Drinking contaminated water will definitely make you ill.
  • His endless excuses and lies make me ill.
  • The stress of the upcoming exams began to make him ill and lose sleep.