Rhetorical question is the informal way for asking someone. It is usually yes or no question in which there are some facial expressions. It a question in which a person asks someone and expects an answer in just simple yes/no. There are no details required in the answer.
On the high seas when the wind would start to blow hard and the water became rough, crewmen and travelers would go below deck and down to their cabins in order to ride out the storm and avoid becoming seasick. In this way they literally retreat to a location “under the weather.”Explanation: