He became a burden to the team.

He is a drag on the team.

He fractured his tarsal bone.

He fractured his metatarsal bone.

He started a special exercise to strengthen his plantaris muscle.

The octopus wiring in this room is dangerous.

He was my student, but now he has become so proficient that it can be said 'the student has surpassed his teacher.'

Since he started his new job, he's been lively as if he were a fish back in water.

He absorbs new information like a sponge soaking up water.

The European water vole is a small mammal native to Europe.