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weak as a kitten



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Idioms and Phrases

Feeble and fragile, as in After that bout with flu she was weak as a kitten . This simile has largely replaced weak as a cat , from the early 1800s.
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Taking them off the drugs has its own risks: A 38-year-old man who has been in the ICU for 1 month and is “weak as a kitten†became agitated yesterday when he regained consciousness and tried to rip out his lines, forcing them to mummy wrap his hands.

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In post-fight Twitter, John Fury said his son was “weak as a kitten.â€

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"I was like a zombie and as weak as a kitten. I felt nauseous most of the time and I was concerned about the level of chemicals, especially liquid morphine, going into my body. "Then a year ago, I read something on the internet about cannabis and how some MS sufferers believed it gave them pain relief.

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Arrived home at 10pm weak as a kitten and stayed in bed for a week after.

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The dream had left him weak as a kitten.

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