Use Of 'Get Harmed'?

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Hi

Is the use of 'get harmed' natural in everyday English?

I hope the children don't get harmed in that silly game.

I am particularly curious as to the first example in frazeit.com

https://fraze.it/n_search.jsp?q=get+harmed&l=0

Thanks,

Tom

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Mr. TomIs the use of 'get harmed' natural in everyday English?

No. This is the first time I've ever seen it. For me, it's "be harmed".

CJ

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Mr. TomIs the use of 'get harmed' natural in everyday English?

No. It is people trying to find what they think is a more elegant way to say "get hurt", but it isn't. It just sounds awkward. There are contexts where it is suitable, I guess, but I'd have to judge on a case-by-case basis.

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