on crutches

idiom

: using crutches to walk
I was on crutches for six weeks after I broke my leg.

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Karnik was on crutches after a recent injury, but still managed to get down on one knee for the big moment. Alex Apatoff, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024 Riqui Puig, the dynamic midfielder who makes the Galaxy’s offense go, has been limping around the team’s training sessions on crutches this week after tearing the ACL in his left knee in the Western Conference final. Kevin Baxter, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024 Following the game, Fashanu was seen on crutches, and his camp initially declined to comment on the injury. Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 White left the field at the end of the game on crutches, with no weight on his right leg. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on crutches 

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“On crutches.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20crutches. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

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