stretch one's legs
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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
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
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
There, and there only, have I seen practised what Dr. Johnson believed to be an essential to good talk, the ability to stretch one's legs and have one's talk out.
From The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography by Strachey, John St. Loe
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