Bangs and bumps
Hi
Is this sentence natural, especially the use of bangs and bumps?
The car skidded, turned over and fell heavily into the ravine. Miraculously, the driver was not hurt badly. He only suffered a few bangs and bumps.
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
There is nothing wrong with it, exactly, but there are expressions for that that are so much more usual that it sounds like you are groping for variety or don't know the idiom—"bumps and bruises" and "bumps and scratches" come to mind.
- There is nothing wrong with it, exactly, but there are expressions for that that are so much more usual that it sounds like you are groping for variety or don't know the idiom—"bumps and bruises" and "bumps and scratches" come to mind.
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There is nothing wrong with it, exactly, but there are expressions for that that are so much more usual that it sounds like you are groping for variety or don't know the idiom—"bumps and bruises" and "bumps and scratches" come to mind.
0For the given context and meaning, 'bangs and bumps' ranks third in frequency, which is high, being outranked only by 'bangs and thumps' and 'bangs and bruises'.
'bangs and bumps' ranks tenth, being outranked by, among others, 'bruises and bumps', 'knocks and bumps', 'thumps and bumps', and 'jolts and bumps'.
If you put 'bumps
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