Collocations with "sick"

18 collocations found

Categories

ADVERB + ADJECTIVE(7)ADJECTIVE + NOUN(4)ADJECTIVE + sense of humour(1)ADJECTIVE + person(1)ADJECTIVE + pay (noun)(1)ADJECTIVE + note(1)ADJECTIVE + leave (noun: time off work)(1)adjective + bag(1)PHRASES(1)
sick leave

time off work due to illness

leave9.0
violently sick

to vomit a lot; to be extremely sick

violently7.9
seriously sick

suffering from a severe illness

seriously7.5
sick person

a person who is affected by physical or mental illness

person7.3
worried sick

An idiomatic expression meaning extremely worried.

worried7.3
sick sense of humour

Finding humour in things that are morbid, gruesome, or taboo.

sense of humour7.2
sick bay

a room for people who are ill, especially on a ship or in a school

bay7.1
chronically sick

Describes a person with a long-lasting or persistent illness, often used more informally than 'ill'.

chronically7.0
heartily sick

Used to express being very tired of or annoyed by something.

heartily7.0
sick pay
pay6.7
sick relative

A relative who is unwell.

relative6.6
horribly sick

extremely ill

horribly6.5
desperately sick

extremely unwell

desperately6.4
sick joke

A joke about a sensitive or morbid subject, such as death or illness.

joke6.1
sick freak

a perverted or morbidly strange person

freak6.0
sick note

a letter from a doctor explaining an absence from work due to illness

note6.0
continually sick

being ill for a long or repeated period

continually5.5
sick bag

a paper bag for a person to vomit into on a plane, boat, etc.

bag2.8