Collocations for "lame"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "lame" in context.
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lame
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- [don't be, you're] so lame!
- this is so lame!
- this is a lame excuse for a [pizza, vacation]
- that's a lame [excuse, joke]
- is lame in many ways
- is lame in comparison
- a lame [party, lecture]
- found the party [quite, pretty] lame
- lame and [stupid, boring]
- was a lame attempt [to, at]
- I have a lame question
- have a lame [arm, shoulder, leg]
- UK: is lame from [driving, playing tennis, sleeping awkwardly]
- a lame [horse, duck]
- the [horse] is lame
- lamed [the horse, him, the animal]
- [badly, mysteriously, suddenly] lamed
- lamed by [a bullet, debris, a jump, friendly fire]
- lamed during [a race, a battle, an expedition]
- lamed as [the, a] result of an [injury, accident]
- lamed for (the rest of her) life
'lame' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):