legs buckle
Frequency: 6.06.5 per million words
When legs suddenly bend and become weak, unable to support the body.
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Examples (10)
- His legs buckled and he collapsed on the floor.
- After hearing the tragic news, her legs felt like they would buckle.
- The sudden shock made his legs buckle beneath him.
- Her legs buckled from exhaustion after the marathon.
- I felt my legs buckle as I stepped onto the unstable bridge.
- Whenever he saw a spider, his legs would buckle with fear.
- The old man's legs started to buckle under the heavy load.
- With a loud cry, her legs buckled and she fell to her knees.
- He tried to stand, but his weakened legs just buckled.
- The sight of the accident was so horrifying that my legs almost buckled.