show a leg
Example Sentences
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"Show a leg, Grant, show a leg, cookhouse up," was yelled at me as daylight broke, and up we tumbled.
From S.O.S. Stand to! by Grant, Reginald
We don’t want idlers aboard the ‘Emu;’ show a leg there pretty smartly.”
From Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures by Groome, William H. C.
“Sure, yer honour, ye’re the bhoy to make ’em show a leg when ye wants to, an’ no misthake at all, at all!”
From Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea by Overend, William Heysham
All you who aren't feeding babies, show a leg.
From Actions and Reactions by Kipling, Rudyard
"Now then, my lads, show a leg there!" cried the sergeant.
From Soldiers of the Queen by Avery, Harold
