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Meanings of broken neck in English

A fracture of one of the neck bones.

Usage of broken neck in English
1
Smith, who was first in the running, narrowly escaped a broken neck.
Five Years in New Zealand / 1859 to 1864
2
Goodson drove the police van in which Gray suffered a broken neck.
Reuters
3
That run had been truly stupid, an invitation to a broken neck.
A Game of Thrones
4
Along the way he suffered a broken neck but that was strictly academic.
Death angel
5
To follow in his footsteps meant to risk a broken neck.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 02
6
Here again, was no blood-onlythe evidence of a broken neck.
The Isle of Unrest
7
Robin could have had a broken neck, said a seething Ferguson.
Reuters
8
He did not examine him later for a broken neck, either.
Triple Spies
9
Even Lysa should know that's an invitation to a broken neck.
A Game of Thrones
10
I had thought Carol would go on with a broken neck.
The Guardian
11
The young people are all crowding around the girl with the broken neck.
Sympathy for the devil
12
It's a wonder your walk didn't end in a broken neck.
Howards End
13
With hanging I'd just be a zombie with a broken neck.
Brains: a zombie memoir
14
If I get back with less than a broken neck I'll be lucky!
Joe the Hotel Boy; Or, Winning out by Pluck
15
Cause of death was a broken neck and severed spinal column.
Earth Afire
16
The other individual sustained serious injuries, including a broken neck.
Rock and Ice Magazine
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Broken neck through the time
Broken neck across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common