Question

in_the_loop_638 to hurry Synonyms: Step on it!; Get a move on!Antonyms: hold (one’s) horses; keep (one’s) shirt on Time

Accepted Answer

SHAKE A LEG Come on, Sam, we don’t have all day. Hurry up! Shake a leg!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. The expression is never used in the past tense form “shook,” but it can be used in the future tense.

Id	in_the_loop_638
Idiom	SHAKE A LEG
Definition	to hurry
Examples	Come on, Sam, we don’t have all day. Hurry up! Shake a leg! 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.
Category	Time

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