"Under the Weather" idiom originates from the sailing ships. Where the weather is very unpredictable, therefore to escape the bad weather sailors were sent below the deck, literally under the bad weather which is at the surface of the sea.

The first mention of this idiom can be dated back to 1835 in the Jeffersonville daily evening news.

Listen in to understand why this idiom is used figuratively in English language.

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