broken leg

collocation in English

meaningsofbrokenandleg

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broken
adjective
uk
/ˈbrəʊ.kən/us
/ˈbroʊ.kən/
damaged, no longer able ...
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leg
noun[C]
uk
/leɡ/us
/leɡ/
one of the parts of the body of a human or animal that is used for standing ...
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(Definition ofbrokenandlegfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Could it be abrokenleg(in an ordinary person)?
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It concerned a woman with abrokenleg.
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No more than if he mended abrokenleg.
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I found the comparison between abrokenlegand a breakdown useful.
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One of the members of the staff is being treated in hospital for abrokenleg.
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In so far as the injury to thebrokenlegheals, that is well and good.
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There was only one: a corporal, who had abrokenleg.
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A man in an official position may mend abrokenleg.
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He gave the case of a soldier with abrokenleg.
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Indeed, it is not worth thebrokenlegof one person.
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The most serious injury was to a woman, who sustained abrokenleg.
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The minor injuries units will not even he able to set abrokenleg.
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A doctor who can mistake abrokenlegfor pneumonia is indeed a very strange doctor.
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Like abrokenleg, it gets better with the appropriate treatment.
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He ended up with abrokenleg.
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Thebrokenlegsimply did not heal.
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He was left with abrokenlegand arm.
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They then treat thebrokenlegwith alcohol and superglue.
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A woman in the crowd suffered abrokenleg.
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Abrokenlegforced his retirement from the professional game.
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He has abrokenlegand is in a wheelchair.
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An example of this response code is abrokenleg.
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He is short and has abrokenleg.
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This resulted in abrokenlegthat never healed.
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The result of his first attempt was abrokenleg.
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