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Shake Leg Hurry One’s In The Loop 638 Sam Don’t Day

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Idiom SHAKE A LEG
Definition to hurry
Examples
  1. Come on, Sam, we don’t have all day. Hurry up! Shake a leg!
  2. I asked you ten minutes ago to stop playing and clean up this mess. We have to go in five minutes. You kids had better shake a leg.
Cross-Refs

Synonyms: Step on it!; Get a move on!

Antonyms: hold (one’s) horses; keep (one’s) shirt on

Extra Info

The expression is never used in the past tense form “shook,” but it can be used in the future tense.

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