leg

leg idiom
In addition to the idiom beginning with leg, also see arm and a leg; break a leg; on one's last legs; pull someone's leg; shake a leg; stretch one's legs; tail between one's legs; without a leg to stand on.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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