limp along

Frequency: 6.07.8 per million words

to walk with difficulty, typically because of an injury to a leg or foot

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Examples (20)

  • The injured soldier had to limp along the dusty road.
  • The injured hiker had to limp along the trail for miles.
  • After twisting his ankle, he is now limping along the corridor.
  • Despite the flat tire, the car managed to limp along to the nearest garage.
  • The old car limped along the highway with a flat tire.
  • The small business could only limp along during the recession, hoping for recovery.
  • The economy continues to limp along with very slow growth.
  • He watched the wounded bird limp along the ground, unable to fly.
  • He'll have to limp along on crutches for the next few weeks.
  • With a sprained ankle, she had to limp along slowly to keep up.
  • She watched the wounded deer limp along the edge of the forest.
  • The old computer would often crash, but we made it limp along for another year.
  • Without a clear leader, the project just limped along from one deadline to the next.
  • After the unexpected cutbacks, the department had to limp along with fewer staff.
  • I've been limping along ever since I hurt my knee in the game last Saturday.
  • She could barely limp along, her leg throbbing with pain.
  • The company has been limping along for years, barely avoiding bankruptcy.
  • The broken-down ship continued to limp along towards the harbor.
  • We saw the damaged ship limp along towards the harbor.
  • Hopefully, the new funding will prevent the charity from having to limp along much longer.