leg it
Example Sentences
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"I was tempted to leg it, but I was in so much pain I couldn't," she said.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025
A year ago, the Kraken held a seven-point playoff cushion coming out of the break, so when they stumbled during this same East Coast leg, it was no big deal.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024
“When an able-bodied runner gets passed by someone on one leg, it changes their perception of what the disabled can do,” Mr. Traum told CNN in 2012.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024
Although a disk herniation definitely can be a possible cause of pain irradiating in the leg, it is only rarely a cause of local back pain.
From Scientific American • Oct. 21, 2023
If I tried to leg it, there'd be a foxhunt through the village with Wilcox as the hunt master and me as the fox.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
