a command to get busy, to get going, to do something quickly, to go faster, to move more hurriedly or to pick up pace
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- Used since the first part of the 1800s. The original meaning of shake a leg meant to dance, especially more energetically--literally moving/shaking your legs more. Later, shake a leg was used in the Navy as well and over time has come to mean move faster, get going, pick up the pace at whatever you are doing.
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Shake a leg! We haven't got all day.
Submitted on February 25, 2019
Modified by TriplePurple on April 11, 2024
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