

Sample break a leg messages skin#
3 break something to cut the surface of the skin and make it bleed The dog bit me, but didn't break the skin.put on/rub on ( formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion.need/require/put in/get/take out stitches.put on ( formal) apply/take off a Band-Aid™/a sterile dressing/a bandage.amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb.repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage.examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound.treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound.bang/bump/hit your elbow/head/knee (on/against something).bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder.dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder/elbow.break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs.pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon.damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin.receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/a gunshot wound/a concussion/whiplash injuries.Topic Collocations Injuries being injured

break something in/into something He broke the pencil in two. break something to break a cup/window She fell off a ladder and broke her arm. break in/into something She dropped the plate and it broke into pieces. The bag broke from the weight of the bottles inside it. 1 to be damaged and separated into two or more parts as a result of force to damage something in this way All the windows broke with the force of the blast.
