# Stomach

## Verb + stomach

* hold your stomach
* lie on your stomach
* something upsets your stomach
* your stomach rumbles

## Common expressions

* a full stomach
* an upset stomach
* a strong stomach
* **pick up a stomach bug**
* hit someone **in** the stomach

## Exercise

### Verb + stomach

1. My stomach was ***rumbling*** during the lesson. I should have had some breakfast before going to school. It was very embarrassing.
2. I don't eat hot spices like chillies. They ***upset*** my stomach, and *give me wind*!
3. Geraldine was ***lying*** on her stomach, watching television, when I got home.
4. My dad was ***holding*** his stomach because it was very painful. But it was nothing serious - just a touch of indigestion.

### Common expressions

1. You should never swim *on a full stomach*. You might get cramp. - f
2. I missed college yesterday because of an upset stomach. - c
3. The doctor told me not to take these pills *on an empty stomach*. I have to eat first. - b
4. The film is full of blood and guts! You'll need a strong stomach to watch it. - e
5. I *picked up a nasty stomach bug* while I was on holiday. - d
6. I don't know why he hit me in the stomach. - a


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