shake a leg

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shake a leg

verb shakes a leg · shaking a leg · shook a leg · shaken a leg

  1. idiomatic To get busy; to get going; to be productive. Shake a leg! We haven't got all day.

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verb get busy; get going; be productive

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Русскийшевелись ševelisʹ

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@misc{shake_a_leg_2026,
  title = {shake a leg},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shake%20a%20leg},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}