sick someone on

sick someone on
informal set someone to pursue, keep watch on, or accompany.

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  • sick — sick1 adjective 1》 affected by physical or mental illness. 2》 feeling nauseous and wanting to vomit.     ↘informal disappointed, mortified, or miserable.     ↘archaic pining or longing. 3》 (sick of) bored by or annoyed with through excessive… …   English new terms dictionary

  • sick (and tired) of someone — sick (and tired) of (someone/something) annoyed by someone or something. They visited so often that she was sick of them by the end of the summer. I m sick and tired of hearing the same old excuses! Usage notes: usually said about something that… …   New idioms dictionary

  • sick (and tired) of something — sick (and tired) of (someone/something) annoyed by someone or something. They visited so often that she was sick of them by the end of the summer. I m sick and tired of hearing the same old excuses! Usage notes: usually said about something that… …   New idioms dictionary

  • sick (and tired) of — (someone/something) annoyed by someone or something. They visited so often that she was sick of them by the end of the summer. I m sick and tired of hearing the same old excuses! Usage notes: usually said about something that you have accepted… …   New idioms dictionary

  • sick to death of something — sick to death of (something) extremely bored with something. We are sick to death of the constant talk of a baseball strike. Related vocabulary: sick and tired of someone/something …   New idioms dictionary

  • sick to death of — (something) extremely bored with something. We are sick to death of the constant talk of a baseball strike. Related vocabulary: sick and tired of someone/something …   New idioms dictionary

  • sick note — sick notes N COUNT A sick note is an official note signed by a doctor which states that someone is ill and needs to stay off work for a particular period of time …   English dictionary

  • sick as a parrot — If someone s sick as a parrot about something, they are unhappy, disappointed or depressed about it …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • sick — sick1 W3S1 [sık] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ill)¦ 2 be sick 3 feel sick 4 make me/you sick 5 make somebody/yourself sick 6 be sick (and tired) of (doing) something 7 be worried sick/be sick with worry 8¦(strange/cruel)¦ 9 sick at heart …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sick — sick1 [ sık ] adjective *** 1. ) if you are sick, you do not feel well: He stayed at home caring for his sick wife. sick and injured/wounded/dying: a clinic for animals that are sick and injured get/fall sick (=become sick): He suddenly fell very …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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