blue around the gills

blue around the gills

1. Nauseated. After all that drinking last night, I sure am blue around the gills today. The steady rocking of the boat caused Colleen to be blue around the gills.2. Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really blue around the gills!See also: around, blue, gill

blue around the gills

and green around the gills1. mod. ill; nauseated. How about a little air? I feel a little green around the gills. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Marty—now thoroughly green around the gills—slid neatly under the table, and everyone pretended not to notice. See also: around, blue, gill