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to disagree with

to disagree with

66 3.5
Make someone's stomach feel bad after they eat it
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : sentar mal (a alguien)

Examples

  • Oswald backed away, then spoke to the Kihoa, telling a lie about local food disagreeing with her.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Some spicy foods disagree with my stomach and make me feel uncomfortable.

  • After eating too many beans, I realized they disagree with me and caused digestive issues.

  • Dairy products often disagree with people who are lactose intolerant, leading to cramps.

How Harmful

poison
367 2.1
to sicken
11 4.1
to disagree with
66 3.5
upset
19 1.9

Surface Forms

disagree with infinitive
disagreed with past
disagreed with past participle
disagreeing with present participle
disagrees with third person singular

Morphology

disagree + with

The phrase uses the core sense of 'disagree' as 'not be compatible' combined with 'with' to mark the relation, so a learner can infer a meaning like 'be incompatible with me'. However, the specific interpretation that this incompatibility manifests as digestive discomfort or illness is a metaphorical extension that is not fully predictable without exposure, making it only partially transparent.

Etymology

The phrase disagree with comes from the simple idea of food that agrees with your body when it suits you. So if food disagrees with you, your stomach does not accept it and it makes you feel sick.