leg it

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leg it

Let's leg it to the park before it gets dark.

Definition
  1. Verb (informal):
    • To walk or run quickly, especially to escape or because one is in a hurry. This phrasal verb emphasizes moving on foot, often with urgency or effort.
Usage
  • This is an informal, chiefly British expression. It is used to tell someone to walk or run, typically to depart a place swiftly.
  • It often implies the action is necessary due to circumstances (e.g., being late, needing to escape).
  • It functions as an imperative ("Leg it!") or within a statement describing the action.
Examples
  • Verb:
Advanced Usage
  • "to do a leg it" (very informal, rare): Used as a noun phrase to describe the act of fleeing.
Variants and Related Words
  • Hoof it (verb, informal): A synonym meaning to go on foot, to walk.
  • Run: To move at a speed faster than a walk. (More standard and less colloquial than "leg it").
  • Scarper (verb, informal, chiefly British): To run away, to flee. (Similar in the context of escaping).
Synonyms
  • Run for it: To run to escape a situation.
  • Make a run for it: To suddenly start running to get away or reach a destination.
  • Hotfoot it (informal): To go somewhere quickly on foot.
Phrasal Verbs
  • Leg it is itself a phrasal verb. It does not commonly form further phrasal constructions.
Related Idioms
  • Show a clean pair of heels (idiom): To run away fast from someone.
  • Take to one's heels (idiom): To run away.
leg it

Let's leg it to the park before it gets dark.

Verb
  1. walk
    • let's hoof it to the disco

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