give leg bail

give leg bail

To flee; to run away from something. The officer tried to arrest me, but I gave leg bail and sprinted toward my house.
See also: bail, give, leg
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • leg up on
  • leg up on (one)
  • bail out
  • bail out, to
  • bale
  • leg it
  • give an arm and a leg (for something)
  • give an arm and a leg for
  • give an arm and a leg for something
  • bail out of jail