sprain one’s ankle

sprain (one's) ankle

1. Literally, to injure ligaments in one's ankle by wrenching or suddenly twisting them. At first I thought I had only sprained my ankle, but it turns out I actually broke a few bones when I fell like that.

2. euphemism, obsolete To be or become pregnant. I heard the poor lass was taken in by a rake and ended up spraining her ankle.

sprain one’s ankle

tv. to become pregnant. From the looks of her, she must have sprained her ankle some months ago.

词组	sprain one’s ankle
释义	sprain one’s ankle sprain (one's) ankle 1. Literally, to injure ligaments in one's ankle by wrenching or suddenly twisting them. At first I thought I had only sprained my ankle, but it turns out I actually broke a few bones when I fell like that. 2. euphemism, obsolete To be or become pregnant. I heard the poor lass was taken in by a rake and ended up spraining her ankle. See also: ankle, sprain Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. sprain one’s ankle tv. to become pregnant. From the looks of her, she must have sprained her ankle some months ago. See also: ankle, sprain McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: sprain sprain (one's) ankle sprain ankle ankle biter by ankle express express ankle biters lose (one's) footing be (as) tough as nails
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