like a chicken with the pip: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  British EnglishdialectalraredatedinformalMachine
  • Appearing unwell, listless, or lethargic, as if affected by an illness historically referred to as 'the pip'.
  • Behaving peevishly, sullenly, or timidly; showing low spirits or mild annoyance.

  Examples

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  • After catching a cold, Jake looked like a chicken with the pip—tired and coughing constantly.

    Después de resfriarse, Jake parecía un pollo con el pip—cansado y tosiendo constantemente.

  • She was acting like a chicken with the pip all day, barely able to keep her eyes open.

    Ella estuvo actuando como un pollo con el pip todo el día, apenas podía mantener los ojos abiertos.

  • When the flu hit the office, many employees looked like chickens with the pip, dragging through their work.

    Cuando la gripe llegó a la oficina, muchos empleados parecían pollos con el pip, arrastrándose en su trabajo.