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Colder Fingers Numb Feeling Lost Part Body Lose

Idx 1131
Keyword feeling
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence As it got colder, my fingers lost feeling.
Correct Sentence As it got colder, my fingers went numb.
Cloze Error Sentence As it got colder, my fingers [[lost feeling]].
Cloze Sentence As it got colder, my fingers [[went numb]].
Cloze Answer went numb
Choices went numb | lost feeling
Explanation

go numb = (of a part of your body) lose the ability to feel anything: 'While we were waiting for my jaw to go numb, the dentist told me about his holiday.'

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