leg attack
n.— «Did you know legs also have “attacks” just like the heart? Thousands of Indians undergo an amputation every year. Of these, half could have been averted if reported to a doctor in time.» —“Leg attack can lead to disability or even death” in New Delhi Times of India Dec. 21, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
What if, instead of being an inanimate object, a dictionary were alive? That’s the idea behind a lavishly illustrated new children’s book called The Dictionary Story (Bookshop|Amazon) by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston. This is part of a...
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