leg it
Definition
- 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.
Verb
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walk
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let's hoof it to the disco
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