twist ankle
Frequency: 8.014.5 per million words
to injure the ankle by bending it in a wrong direction
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- Be careful on that uneven path, you might twist your ankle.
- I twisted my ankle badly while playing soccer yesterday.
- She stumbled on the stairs and twisted her left ankle.
- He has twisted his ankle so many times that it's permanently weak.
- If you wear those shoes for hiking, you're likely to twist an ankle.
- Twisting her ankle just before the marathon was a huge disappointment.
- I felt a sharp pain the moment I twisted my ankle.
- How did you manage to twist your ankle?
- The dancer landed awkwardly and twisted both her ankles.
- "Ouch! I think I just twisted my ankle," he cried out.