Phrase guide
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verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see vomit, blood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To be overcome with extreme levels of stress or frustration, especially when dealing with something problematic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singapore, Singlish, figuratively
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History
The figurative sense is a calque of an idiomatic expression from Chinese languages — 嘔血/呕血 (au2 hyut3) in Cantonese and 吐血 (thò͘-hoeh) in Hokkien, for example.
