leg in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
leg in Sindhi سنڌي
leg in Telugu తెలుగు
leg in English
- leg⇄expr. a leg up,
a. assistance in climbing or getting over an obstacle, as in mounting a horse.
Ex. The wall is very low, Sir, and your servant will give you a leg up (Dickens).
b. (Figurative.) encouragement; support.
Ex. He mig - leg⇄expr. get on one's hind legs, to go into a rage.
Ex. ""Don't get on your hind legs,"" returned Betty composedly (London Daily News). - leg⇄expr. have not a leg to stand on, (Informal.) to have no defense or reason.
Ex. When he is through adding up his last column of figures, the ... notion of a coup d'etat pulled off by big city bondholders hasn't a leg to stand on (Wall Street Journa - leg⇄expr. legs, timbers used to support a ship upright when dried out.
- leg⇄expr. on one's last legs, about to fail, collapse, or die; at the end of one's resources.
Ex. After the suppression of the revolutionary movement the Second Republic was on its last legs (Manchester Guardian Weekly). - leg⇄expr. pull one's leg, (Informal.) to fool, trick, or make fun of one.
Ex. ""When you write your piece,"" she giggled, ""I won't mind if you pull my leg--just a little"" (Maclean's). - leg⇄expr. shake a leg, (Slang.)
a. hurry up!.
Ex. You'd better shake a leg or we'll miss our bus.
b. to dance.
Ex. The bandleader urged the couples to get up and shake a leg. - leg⇄expr. stretch one's legs, to take a walk; get exercise by walking.
Ex. The passengers got off the bus to stretch their legs after the long ride. - leg⇄leg, noun, verb, legged,legging.
- leg⇄noun 1. one of the limbs on which people and animals stand and walk.
Ex. Dogs stand on their four legs. A person uses his two legs in walking and running.
2. the part of a garment that covers a leg.
Ex. He fell and tore his pants' leg. - leg⇄v.i. (Informal.) Usually, leg it.
1. to walk or run.
Ex. We could not get a ride, so we had to leg it.
2. to do the work of a legman.
Ex. [The] syndicated celebrity columnist ... has been legging it for 35 years (Time).