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shake a leg en · VERB

Pronunciation

(Australia) audio

Meanings

(idiomatic, qualifier:frequently imperative) To get busy; to get going; to be productive.
- C'mon! Let's shake a leg on to Rogueport! 2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Keelhaul Key:
- Shake a leg! We haven't got all day.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
shaking a leg	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
shakes a leg	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
shook a leg	Tense=Past		lexicographic
shaken a leg	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic

Relateds

show a leg · break a leg

Translations (3)

fr se secouer (get busy; get going; be productive) · ru шевелись (get busy; get going; be productive) · cs pohnout kostrou (get busy; get going; be productive)