leg it

Related to leg it: Leg cramps, Human leg, leg pain

leg it

slang To go somewhere on foot, often quickly. Leg it, guys, the cops are here! We really need to leg it if we're going to make this bus! My car ran out of gas two miles from my house so I just had to leg it home.
See also: leg
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ˈleg it

(informal, especially British English) run, especially in order to escape from somebody: We saw the police coming and legged it down the road.
See also: leg
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • leg up on
  • leg up on (one)
  • shake a leg
  • the first leg of the/(one's) journey
  • give leg bail
  • a bone in your leg
  • bone in (one's) leg
  • an arm and a leg
  • arm and a leg
  • cock a leg
References in periodicals archive
"I think that obviously based on the first leg it's not something that we wanted to happen but of course it's something we have to face," Allardyce said.
After breaking my leg it's just nice to be back involved.
If someone has a broken leg it's obvious what's wrong and people are sympathetic.
The trouble is that it's a seriously big bike and if you're short in the leg it's quite easy to drop the thing off-road.
You know if you get an away goal in the second leg it's a huge advantage for you.
"With a broken leg it's pretty much the same for any body who's broken a leg.
Because the knee joint is at the centre of the leg it's even more noticeable than baggy skin elsewhere on the body.
"When you think it's only six months since he suffered a broken and dislocated left leg it's remarkable he's been seen as one of the favourites.