show a leg

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Supposedly originated in the 19th-century Royal Navy as a waking call.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

show a leg (third-person singular simple present shows a leg, present participle showing a leg, simple past showed a leg, past participle shown a leg)

  1. (idiomatic, nautical, chiefly imperative) To wake up and get out of bed.
    Show a leg or you’re going to be late.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ National Maritime Museum[1]
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