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stretch one's legs

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  1. Stand up or go for a walk, especially after a prolonged period of sitting. For example, Let's go stretch our legs at intermission. [c. 1600]


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I actually prefer a narrow body plane, and the short layover in Iceland offers an opportunity to get out of a coach seat and stretch one's legs.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2016

This is an opportunity not only to stretch one’s legs, but to stretch one’s soul also.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Oh, how good it was to stretch one's legs after sitting so long!

From What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself by Zwilgmeyer, Dikken

It makes an enormous difference to the enjoyment of this life if one is able to get out and stretch one's legs every day.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon

I like a room where one can stretch one's legs.

From Fanny and the Servant Problem by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)

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