Phrase Hound found 193 phrases and 154 compound words that contain leg. The most common are listed below. Open leg in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 193
- break a legGood luck!; Do your best!; Said to someone wishing they perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.
- first legThe first of the two matches or “legs” which are played between two teams in a two-legged tie. The winning team is usually determined by aggregate score, the sum of the scores of the two legs.
- second legThe second of the two matches or “legs” which are played between two teams in a two-legged tie. The winning team is usually determined by aggregate.
- an arm and a legUsually used after the verb cost, but also often charge, pay, and spend: a very high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price
- make a legTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back.
- shake a legTo get busy; to get going; to be productive.
- chicken legUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chicken, leg. The leg of a chicken.
- dead legA blow to the upper thigh, crushing the muscle against the bone and crushing the nerve cluster next to the quadriceps. Also, the resulting injury.
- leg upThe act of assisting another's progress over a wall or other obstacle by forming a step for one of their feet with one's hands.
- Leg room
- leg pressAn exercise performed by using the legs to press weight away from one's body, while the body remains stationary.
- hind legEither of the two legs towards the rear of a multilegged animal.
- show a legTo wake up and get out of bed.
- leg extensionAn exercise performed on a machine while seated. The quadriceps (thigh muscles) are exerted to straighten the knee while acting against resistance applied to the lower shin.
- leg manAlternative form of legman: A person hired to carry out errands or (often) menial tasks, frequently requiring travel from place to place; an errand boy or errand girl, a runner.
- change the legTo change the gait of a horse while riding.
- changed the legsimple past and past participle of change the leg
- changes the legthird-person singular simple present indicative of change the leg: To change the gait of a horse while riding.
- changing the legpresent participle and gerund of change the leg
- leg warmerA type of garment similar to a footless sock, which usually extends from below the knee to above the ankle.
- wooden legA stick used as a substitute for somebody who has lost a leg.
- leg overTo treat badly so as to cheat or ruin.
- made a legsimple past and past participle of make a leg
- makes a legthird-person singular simple present indicative of make a leg: To make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back.
- making a legpresent participle and gerund of make a leg
Compound words 154
- bootlegTo engage in bootlegging.
- leggedHaving legs of a certain specified type or number.
- legworkWork, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.
- leglessWithout legs.
- legroomSpace to stretch the legs while seated.
- blacklegA fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium Clostridium chauvoei; symptomatic anthrax.
- doglegSomething (such as a canyon or road) with a sharp bend or turn in it.
- legwearSynonym of hosiery: Undergarments worn on the legs, such as socks, stockings, and pantyhose.
- legmanA person hired to carry out errands or (often) menial tasks, frequently requiring travel from place to place; an errand boy or errand girl, a runner.
- bowlegA leg that curves outward at the knee.