go/turn green

Related to word: green

Idiom

Definition

  1. To become pale, often with a tinge of green, due to nausea or illness; to appear unwell, as if about to vomit.

    • He went green at the sight of the wrecked car.

    • She turned green from seasickness and had to go below deck to rest.

    • He turned green after hearing the bad news.