Not seriously ill, but sick enough to be in bed: “He’s been ________ for a week.”
| LAID UP | 239 |
| AILING | 204 |
| UNDER THE WEATHER | 81 |
| IN BED | 75 |
| BEDFAST | 66 |
| DOWN | 65 |
| BEDRIDDEN | 48 |
| SICK | 42 |
| SICK IN BED | 26 |
| INDISPOSED | 24 |
| ILL | 23 |
| SICK ABED | 21 |
| POORLY | 18 |
| PUNY | 18 |
| LAYING AROUND | 17 |
| FEELING BAD | 14 |
| ON HIS BACK | 11 |
| LYING AROUND | 10 |
| CONFINED | 9 |
| DRAGGING AROUND | 9 |
| INCAPACITATED | 8 |
| ON THE SICK LIST | 8 |
| DRAGGING | 7 |
| ABED | 6 |
| COMPLAINING | 5 |
| CONFINED TO HIS BED | 5 |
| FEELING POORLY | 5 |
| KNOCKED OUT | 5 |
| OFF HIS FEED | 5 |
| OUT OF SORTS | 5 |
| DOWN AND OUT | 4 |
| FLAT ON HIS BACK | 4 |
| NOT FEELING GOOD | 4 |
| OFF HIS FEET | 4 |
| OUT OF CIRCULATION | 4 |
| SICKLY | 4 |
| IN | 3 |
| OUT | 3 |
| OUT OF COMMISSION | 3 |
| RESTING | 3 |
| TAKING IT EASY | 3 |
| CONFINED TO BED | 2 |
| DOWN IN BED | 2 |
| DOWN ON HIS BACK | 2 |
| DROOPING AROUND | 2 |
| FEELING BADLY | 2 |
| FEELING BUM | 2 |
| FEELING PUNY | 2 |
| FEELING ROTTEN | 2 |
| FLAT OF HIS BACK | 2 |
| HALF SICK | 2 |
| HOME | 2 |
| HOME IN BED | 2 |
| HOUSED | 2 |
| KIND OF PUNY | 2 |
| LAID LOW | 2 |
| LAID OUT | 2 |
| LAYING UP | 2 |
| MOPING | 2 |
| MOPING AROUND | 2 |
| NOT HIMSELF | 2 |
| OFF | 2 |
| WEAK | 2 |
| ACTING FUNNY | 1 |
| AILING AROUND | 1 |
| BEDDED | 1 |
| BELOW PAR | 1 |
| BUM | 1 |
| CONVALESCING | 1 |
| CROSS | 1 |
| DAUNCY | 1 |
| DISABLED | 1 |
| DISCOMMODED | 1 |
| DOLESS | 1 |
| DOPEY | 1 |
| DOWN IN THE DUMPS | 1 |
| DROOPY | 1 |
| DUMPING AROUND | 1 |
| FEELING ILL | 1 |
| FEELING LOUSY | 1 |
| FEELING LOW | 1 |
| FEELING PUNKY | 1 |
| FLAT IN BED | 1 |
| FLATTENED | 1 |
| GOOFING OFF | 1 |
| GRUNTING AROUND | 1 |
| HALF-WAY SICK | 1 |
| HASN’T BEEN FEELING GOOD | 1 |
| HASN’T BEEN TOO WELL | 1 |
| HAVING BED-REST | 1 |
| HORS DE COMBAT | 1 |
| HOUSED IN | 1 |
| I WONDER WHERE HE’S COMING FROM | 1 |
| ILL IN BED | 1 |
| IN BED WITH A DOCTOR | 1 |
| IN THE BED | 1 |
| IN THE SACK | 1 |
| INVALIDED | 1 |
| JUST LYING AROUND | 1 |
| KEPT HOME | 1 |
| KEPT IN | 1 |
| KIND OF LAYING AROUND | 1 |
| KNOCKED UP | 1 |
| LAID ASIDE | 1 |
| LAID UP FOR A SPELL | 1 |
| LAID UP IN BED | 1 |
| LAYING LOW | 1 |
| LAZYING AROUND | 1 |
| LINGERING | 1 |
| LINGERING AROUND | 1 |
| LISTLING | 1 |
| LOUSING AROUND | 1 |
| LYING IN | 1 |
| LYING LOW | 1 |
| LYING UP | 1 |
| MISERABLE | 1 |
| NOT BEEN FEELING GOOD | 1 |
| NOT FEELING WELL | 1 |
| NOT GOOD | 1 |
| NOT SO GOOD | 1 |
| NOT UP TO PAR | 1 |
| OFF COLOR | 1 |
| OFF HIS DIET | 1 |
| OFF THE HOOK | 1 |
| ON THE BEDSTEAD | 1 |
| ON THE BUM | 1 |
| ON THE DOWNBEAT | 1 |
| ON THE PUNY LIST | 1 |
| ON THE ROCKS | 1 |
| ON THE SHELF | 1 |
| ORDERED TO REST | 1 |
| OUT OF IT | 1 |
| OUT OF SORT | 1 |
| OUT OF SORTS IN BED | 1 |
| OUT OF THE RUNNING | 1 |
| PLAYING OFF | 1 |
| PRETTY SICK | 1 |
| PUT UP | 1 |
| PUTTING ON | 1 |
| QUIET | 1 |
| REAL BAD | 1 |
| REALLY SICK | 1 |
| RECRUPERATING | 1 |
| RECUPERATING | 1 |
| RESTING UP | 1 |
| SEEDY | 1 |
| SHUT IN | 1 |
| SICK ABED IN THE WOOD BOX | 1 |
| SICK ABED ON TWO CHAIRS | 1 |
| SICK AS A DOG | 1 |
| SICK IN BED ON TWO CHAIRS | 1 |
| SICK IN THE BED | 1 |
| SIEGE | 1 |
| SOGGY | 1 |
| STAYED IN | 1 |
| STAYING IN | 1 |
| TAKEN OUT | 1 |
| TIED UP | 1 |
| TOOK TO HIS BED | 1 |
| UNABLE TO GET UP | 1 |
| UNDER | 1 |
| UNDER-WEATHERING | 1 |
| UP AND DOWN | 1 |
| UPSET | 1 |
| WISHY-WASHY | 1 |
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