road rash

road rash

An abrasion on some area of one's skin resulting from falling off of a non-enclosed vehicle (such as a bicycle, motorcycle, skateboard, etc.) and onto the pavement. A: "I just ended up with a bit of road rash on my arm." B: "You're lucky you didn't get killed! Next time, you wear your helmet on that bike, do you hear me?" My motorcycle slipped on some gravel and I went skidding on my back about 100 feet down the road. I got such bad road rash that I had to get a skin graft!
See also: rash, road
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

road-rash

n. an injury from contact with the ground, as in motorcycling or biking. Shane picked up a bit of road rash when she fell off her bike.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • road-rash
  • head first
  • headfirst
  • picture (someone or something) in(side) (of) (something)
  • picture in
  • come out to (someone)
  • come out of the closet
  • accommodate
  • accommodate (one) with (something)
  • accommodate with
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He has road rash on his extremities and a bit on his face,'' she said.
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Turns out if you then try to stop your forward momentum with your face, the result is road rash" Actor Brad Pitt explaining his bruised and cut face "I am not skinning rabbits and I am not gutting pheasants.
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