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What does “under the weather” mean?
Meaning, example sentence and a quick practice question.
B2 · C1
Feeling slightly unwell
“I'm feeling a bit under the weather today.”
Say it smoothly: “un-der-the-weather”
From the B2 lesson Under the Weather and the C1 lesson Under the Weather (health and feeling better).
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What does “under the weather” mean?
Teaching this phrase?“under the weather” is part of a ready-to-teach lesson, with a reading, three exercises, speaking tasks and an answer key, in Everyday English Chunks B2 Pack 2 (Plans, Problems and Feelings) and Everyday English Chunks C1 Pack 2 (Plans, Problems and Feelings).
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