make sb lame

Frequency: 4.01.8 per million words

used to indicate an event or injury that caused the lameness

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Examples (10)

  • The severe injury during the match threatened to make the star player lame.
  • Doctors feared the accident would permanently make him lame.
  • A fall from the horse could make a rider lame for life.
  • The excessive training without rest might make the athlete lame.
  • If the infection spreads, it could make the leg lame.
  • They worried the fall would make the dancer lame and end her career.
  • A poorly healed fracture can make a person lame.
  • The unexpected injury on the field threatened to make the promising player lame.
  • Veterinarians worked to prevent the injury from making the racehorse lame.
  • The long-term effects of the disease could make the patient lame.