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synonyms for shake a leg
- get a move on
- get cracking
- get going
- get it on
- hop to it
- hustle
- look alive
- make it snappy
- snap to it
- step on it
- accelerate
- expedite
- precipitate
- quicken
- step up
- urge
- advance
- bolt
- bound
- burn
- bustle
- clip
- dash
- dispatch
- express
- flee
- fly
- gallop
- goad
- hie
- hustle
- leap
- pace
- plunge
- press
- push
- race
- run
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scurry
- scuttle
- skip
- sprint
- spurt
- tear
- trot
- cover ground
- get cracking
- get the lead out
- haste
- make haste
- make tracks
- move quickly
- not lose a minute
- step on it
- take wing
- waste no time
- whip around
- dash
- hasten
- hustle
- jog
- rush
- scoot
- scurry
- whirl
- whisk
- zip
- accelerate
- barrel
- beeline
- bestir
- breeze
- bullet
- burst
- bustle
- drive
- expedite
- fleet
- flit
- fly
- goad
- haste
- nip
- push
- quicken
- race
- rip
- rocket
- roll
- run
- sally
- smoke
- speed
- spur
- urge
- whish
- whiz
- be quick
- dig in
- get a move on
- go like lightning
- hurry up
- lose no time
- make haste
- make short work of
- make time
- make tracks
- speed up
- step on the gas
- step on it
- turn on steam
- barrel
- bolt
- break
- charge
- chase
- dash
- dispatch
- fly
- hustle
- press
- push
- run
- scramble
- scurry
- shoot
- sprint
- zip
- accelerate
- career
- course
- dart
- expedite
- fleet
- fling
- flit
- haste
- hasten
- hotfoot
- quicken
- race
- roll
- scud
- streak
- surge
- tear
- whiz
- zoom
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- get the lead out
- go like lightning
- hurry up
- lose no time
- make haste
- make short work of
- speed up
- step on the gas
- bolt
- dart
- dash
- hustle
- scamper
- scurry
- whiz
- zip
- accelerate
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- fly
- hasten
- move
- race
- run
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- skedaddle
- speed
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- vamoose
- beeline
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- go like lightning
- hurry up
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- make time
- make tracks
- move fast
- step on it
- blow
- bolt
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- leave
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- run
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- scamper
- scat
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- speed
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- whiz
- zip
- clear out
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- get a move on
- go like lightning
- hightail it
- hurry up
- make haste
- make oneself scarce
- make time
- make tracks
- move fast
- step on it
- take off
- rouse
- awake
- awaken
- bestir
- budge
- exert
- hasten
- move
- wake
- waken
- be up and about
- get a move on
- get moving
- look alive
- make an effort
- mill about
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antonyms for shake a leg
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- check
- decelerate
- halt
- hinder
- retard
- slow
- aid
- dawdle
- discourage
- dissuade
- face
- help
- meet
- pull
- stand
- stay
- stop
- wait
- walk
- lag
- linger
- loiter
- procrastinate
- rest
- tarry
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- slow
- cease
- check
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- halt
- procrastinate
- remain
- rest
- slow
- stay
- stop
- wait
- walk
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How to use shake a leg in a sentence
Now-a-days it is the bankrupt who flouts, and his too confiding creditors who are jeered and laughed at.
GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEYThe women at once rose and began to shake out their draperies and relax their muscles.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINHe felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth, and she—dear God!
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIAll that scientific bric-a-brac in the cupboard had far better be thrown away.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLSI would not trust their removal to any other hand, and so, the panel comes out without a shake.
CHECKMATEJOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANUHis face flushed with annoyance, and taking off his soft hat he began to beat it impatiently against his leg as he walked.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINThe only thing that at all tended to shake this conviction, was the extraordinary poltroonery of our new captive.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSUrinary sediments may be studied under three heads: A. Unorganized sediments.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDI knowed, a-course, that I could go kick up a fuss when Simpson stopped by his office on his trip back from Goldstone.
ALEC LLOYD, COWPUNCHERELEANOR GATESAber Jeder will grossartig spielen heutzutage (But everybody wants to play on a grand scale now-a-days).
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYWORDS RELATED TO SHAKE A LEG
- accelerate
- advance
- bolt
- bound
- burn
- bustle
- clip
- cover ground
- dash
- dispatch
- expedite
- express
- flee
- fly
- gallop
- get cracking
- get the lead out
- goad
- haste
- hie
- hustle
- leap
- make haste
- make tracks
- move quickly
- not lose a minute
- pace
- plunge
- precipitate
- press
- push
- quicken
- race
- run
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scurry
- scuttle
- shake a leg
- skip
- sprint
- spurt
- step on it
- step up
- take wing
- tear
- trot
- urge
- waste no time
- whip around
- accelerated
- advanced
- bolted
- bound
- burned
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- clipped
- covered ground
- dashed
- dispatched
- expedited
- expressed
- fled
- flew
- galloped
- goaded
- got cracked
- got the lead out
- hasted
- hied
- hustled
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- made haste
- made tracks
- moved quickly
- not lost a minute
- paced
- plunged
- precipitated
- pressed
- pushed
- quickened
- raced
- ran
- rushed
- scampered
- scooted
- scurried
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- shook a leg
- skipped
- sprinted
- spurted
- step on it
- stepped up
- took wing
- tore
- trotted
- urged
- wasted no time
- whip around
- accelerates
- barrels
- beelines
- bestirs
- breezes
- bullets
- bursts
- bustles
- dashes
- digs in
- drives
- expedites
- fleets
- flies
- flits
- gets a move on
- goads
- goes like lightning
- hastens
- hastes
- hurries up
- hustles
- is quick
- jogs
- loses no time
- makes haste
- makes short work of
- makes time
- makes tracks
- nips
- pushes
- quickens
- races
- rips
- rockets
- rolls
- runs
- rushes
- sallies
- scoots
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- shakes a leg
- smokes
- speeds
- speeds up
- spurs
- step on gas
- step on it
- turns on steam
- urges
- whirls
- whishes
- whisks
- whizzes
- zips
- accelerate
- barrel
- be quick
- beeline
- bestir
- breeze
- bullet
- burst
- bustle
- dash
- dig in
- drive
- expedite
- fleet
- flit
- fly
- get a move on
- go like lightning
- goad
- haste
- hasten
- hurry up
- hustle
- jog
- lose no time
- make haste
- make short work of
- make time
- make tracks
- nip
- push
- quicken
- race
- rip
- rocket
- roll
- run
- rush
- sally
- scoot
- scurry
- shake a leg
- smoke
- speed
- speed up
- spur
- step on it
- step on the gas
- turn on steam
- urge
- whirl
- whish
- whisk
- whiz
- zip
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.