Vik-Nik-Sor
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- Oct 27, 2013
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- Native Language
- Russian
- Home Country
- Ukraine
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- Ukraine
My friend stabbed me in the back by telling the teacher I was playing hooky when I was home sick.
(American Idioms)
hospital ship
■ noun a ship which functions as a hospital, especially to receive or take home sick or wounded military personnel.
OED
Dictionaries say that homesick/home-sick is "experiencing a longing for one's home during a period of absence from it".
But the "home sick" in the quotes has a different meaning, right?
Thanks.
(American Idioms)
hospital ship
■ noun a ship which functions as a hospital, especially to receive or take home sick or wounded military personnel.
OED
Dictionaries say that homesick/home-sick is "experiencing a longing for one's home during a period of absence from it".
But the "home sick" in the quotes has a different meaning, right?
Thanks.