stub toe
Frequency: 7.518.5 per million words
To accidentally hit your toe against something hard.
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- I always stub my toe on that table leg in the dark.
- She stubbed her toe badly on the threshold and yelped in pain.
- Be careful not to stub your toe on the step when you go downstairs.
- He keeps stubbing his toe because he walks around without shoes at night.
- I had just stubbed my toe on a loose floorboard when the doorbell rang.
- If you stub your toe on a hard object, it can be quite painful for a while.
- She cried out after she stubbed her toe against the heavy furniture.
- My little brother always manages to stub his toe on something around the house.
- Don't forget to turn on the light, or you'll probably stub your toe again.
- Having stubbed his toe multiple times, he finally decided to clear the clutter.