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Randy D

Bum ticker. Trick knee. Glass jaw.

What are some other idiomatic expressions about medical conditions that would require explanations for people learning English as a second language because they’re not immediately understandable in their basic forms?
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Posted - July 12, 2021
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  • 19938
    Frozen shoulder
    Brain fog
      July 12, 2021 12:40 PM MDT
    4

  • 44540
    Pigeon foot.
    Hare lip. (no longer used, of course)
    Numb nuts.

      July 12, 2021 12:46 PM MDT
    4

  • 581
    Scattered Brained, Kicked the Bucket, Cold Hearted, Black Hearted, Cold Shoulder, Foot-in-Mouth Disease, Take a Chill Pill.
      July 12, 2021 12:58 PM MDT
    5

  • 13395
    Cauliflower ear

    Club foot

    Lard ass

    Pencil neck

    Tennis elbow 



    This post was edited by Kittigate at July 13, 2021 12:17 PM MDT
      July 12, 2021 9:33 PM MDT
    2

  • Foot in mouth disease
    Hunchback

      August 4, 2021 7:49 AM MDT
    2