During the days when ships were powered by sail, the captains log documented everything that happended during the day. As sickness could spread rapidly on a ship,there were often times where the number of sailers that were ill exceeded the space provided in the log to record their names. During these times, the excess names of the sick were recorded in the next column, which was reserved for the weather conditions of the day. Thus, it was not unusal for an ill sailor to be listed "under the weather".
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2. a good name to have if you are from Australia (the land downunder)
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Text (book, webpage or other) written in a font which is so small that it is visible only to those with good eyesight. Those whose age is over forty increasingly lose their close-up vision as they age (known as hyperopia), because their eye-focus gradually becomes more fixed-focus rather than adaptable-focus.
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The ingredients on this candy bar are impossible to read in their under-forty-font.
The ingredients on this candy bar are impossible to read in their under-forty-font.
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Get the under-forty-font mug.throwing or shooting something (dice, pong ball) under the leg. A form of showing off, or praying that somehow your cockiness pays off in the luck department.
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Get the underachievers mug.It means to feel sick. In most cases, it's used to say that you feel a little sick. ... But… you usually feel low on energy and feel tired when this happens. To be Sick and ill both mean to feel unwell.
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