shake a leg

Speech parts

1. shake a leg - Verb

2. shake a leg - Phrase

Meaning

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)

(idiomatic, frequently imperative) To get busy; to get going; to be productive.
Shake a leg! We haven't got all day.

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Alternative names

shake-a-leg

Synonyms

boogie foxtrot pirouette sprint hurry come on cannonball bestir disco wake up press on highball get cracking gyrate mosh
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Antonyms

noah swan dally stonewall sleeping beauty hibernate
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Words in the phrase

shake a leg

Close letter words and terms

Shakaryan shake shake a cloth in the wind shake and bake shake down shake hands