dead leg
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Timo Werner has been rested after his dead leg, while Kai Havertz is injured.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 11, 2021
Fortunately his star senior All-American said it was just a dead leg.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 14, 2019
Payne, 30, was initially thought to have suffered a dead leg in Ireland's 10-9 defeat by France but it was later diagnosed as a hamstring problem.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2016
John Stones came in at centre-back for Everton because Sylvain Distin had a dead leg, but I can see Stones becoming a regular there over the course of the season.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2014
Taking what might have been measured as a halting half step and then pulling a stiff, dead leg forward, dragging a foot turned sideways in the dust, the man limped into the yard.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
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