get the vapors

dated rare

(dated, rare) to be about to faint

Japanese Meaning

失神しそうになる（めまいや気絶寸前の状態）

Upon seeing the blood on the floor, she suddenly began to get the vapors and had to sit down.

床に血を見て、彼女は急に気を失いそうになり、座り込んだ。

Sense（1）

(dated, rare) to be about to faint

gets the vapors

（ present singular third-person ）

getting the vapors

（ participle present ）

got the vapors

（ past ）

gotten the vapors

（ participle past ）