shake a leg

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

shake a leg (third-person singular simple present shakes a leg, present participle shaking a leg, simple past shook a leg, past participle shaken a leg)

1. (idiomatic, frequently imperative) To get busy; to get going; to be productive.

   Shake a leg! We haven't got all day.

Translations

get busy; get going; be productive

• Czech: pohnout kostrou
• French: se secouer (fr)
• Russian: шевелись (ševelisʹ)

See also

• break a leg
• show a leg