shake a leg
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Dance, as in Whenever there was music he was eager to shake a leg. [Colloquial; first half of 1800s]
Hurry up, as in Shake a leg or we'll miss the plane. [Colloquial; first half of 1800s]
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Words nearby shake a leg
Shaitan, Shaiva, Shak., Shaka, shake, shake a leg, shake a stick at, shakedown, shake hands, shake in one's boots, shaken baby syndrome
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