Sprain one's ankle meaning in English

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Definition

to sprain one's ankle:

to twist, to injure the joint between the leg and the foot

idiom
I sprained my ankle playing soccer over the weekend. I jumped up and fell down on it too hard.

UK: I sprained my wrist playing tennis.
US: Be careful not to sprain your ankle.
  • "My horse has sprained his groin playing polo again!"
  • "I believe one elderly man sprained his ankle, and a child lost her doll, but both of these incidents were unrelated to the crash itself."

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