Collocations Related to Injuries

Collocations Related to Injuries

Hello English learners. Welcome to a new lesson. Injuries are, unfortunately, a part of life—whether from sport, accidents, or sheer bad luck. For English learners at the B2–C1 level, knowing the right collocations (word combinations used naturally by native speakers) can make your speech and writing more precise and idiomatic. In this lesson, we’ll explore common collocations related to injuries, their meanings, and examples.

Sustain an injury

Meaning: to suffer or receive an injury.

• The player sustained a serious knee injury during the match.
• The driver sustained minor injuries but managed to walk away from the accident.

Suffer from whiplash

Meaning: to have neck pain caused by a sudden movement, usually in a car accident.

• She suffered from whiplash after the rear-end collision.
• Whiplash can take weeks to heal completely.

Sprain an ankle/wrist

Meaning: to twist a joint in a way that causes injury.

• I sprained my ankle while running for the bus.
• He sprained his wrist during tennis practice.

Pull a muscle

Meaning: to injure a muscle by stretching it too much.

• She pulled a muscle in her back while lifting boxes.
• Be careful in the gym—you don’t want to pull a muscle.

Collocations related to injuries

Bruise easily

Meaning: to get dark marks on the skin easily after hitting something.

• My grandmother bruises easily, so she avoids contact sports.
• He’s so clumsy that he’s always bruised.

Break a bone

Meaning: to fracture a bone in the body.

• The skier broke a bone in her leg.
• Falling from that height could easily break a bone.

Receive medical attention

Meaning: to be treated by a doctor or nurse after an injury.

• The injured players received medical attention on the pitch.
• He was taken to hospital to receive medical attention.

Make a full recovery

Meaning: to return to health after an injury.

• The doctor said she would make a full recovery within six weeks.
• Despite his injuries, he made a full recovery.

Leave a scar

Meaning: for an injury to heal but still leave a visible mark.

• The cut on his face left a small scar.
• Childhood injuries often leave scars—both physical and emotional.

Collocations related to injuries

Recover from an injury

Meaning: to get better after being hurt.

• It took months for him to recover from the injury.
• She’s recovering from an injury and will be back in training soon.

Suffer a concussion

Meaning: to get a brain injury caused by a blow to the head.

• The boxer suffered a concussion in the second round.
• He had to rest for weeks after suffering a concussion.

Get stitches

Meaning: to have a cut closed with a thread by a doctor.

• He had to get stitches after cutting his hand on broken glass.
• The wound required ten stitches to close.

Have a black eye

Meaning: to have bruised skin around the eye, usually from a hit.

• He came home from the match with a black eye.
• A black eye can take more than a week to heal.

Collocations related to injuries

Injure yourself badly

Meaning: to hurt yourself seriously.

• She injured herself badly while skiing in the Alps.
• Be careful not to injure yourself badly when lifting heavy boxes.

Be in pain

Meaning: to feel physical discomfort or suffering.

• He was clearly in pain after the fall.
• The nurse gave her medicine because she was in pain.

Feel sore

Meaning: to have muscles or body parts that hurt, often after exercise or injury.

• My legs feel sore after yesterday’s workout.
• He felt sore for days after the accident.

Collocations related to injuries

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