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单词 to give a dead leg
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to give (a person) a dead leg
3. colloquial. A temporarily numb and weak leg, usually one deliberately caused by a kick or blow, esp. of a person's knee to another's thigh. Frequently in to give (a person) a dead leg. Cf. dead-leg v.
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1987 Grimsby Evening Tel. 1 Dec. 14/1 Striker Marc North came off with a deadleg, as did utility man Ian Toale, whose groin also began hurting again.
1993 R. Doyle Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (1994) 4 I got Sinbad back for it; I gave him a dead leg.
2001 P. Marber Howard Katz 32 They'd steal my bag, hit me, gimme a dead leg, you know?
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