have legged
- present perfect of leg.
Example Sentences
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"You don't suppose we'd got wings to fly away with, and still less that we should have legged it without orders?"
From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Wray, Fitzwater
If he had, it's more than likely that he would have legged it to get away.
From The Rover Boys on the Ocean Or, a chase for a fortune by Stratemeyer, Edward
Could Gussie, unable to face the ordeal confronting him, have legged it during the night down a water-pipe?
From Right Ho, Jeeves by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
Marcia was likely to have a great wolf hunt with Thompson, who knew no difference between a shotgun and a rifle, and would have legged it from a fox if he had met it alone.
From The La Chance Mine Mystery by Gage, George W.
"He must have legged it for all he was worth after he jumped through the window," was Roger's comment.
From Dave Porter At Bear Camp or, The Wild Man of Mirror Lake by Rogers, Walter S.
