shake the lead out

shake the lead out

To do something at a faster pace. (Lead is a very heavy metal.) Come on, these papers won't copy themselves—shake the lead out, fellas!
See also: lead, out, shake
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • get the lead out
  • Get the lead out!
  • get the lead out of (one's) pants
  • get the lead out of one's feet
  • get the lead out of (one's) feet
  • lead in
  • led
  • lead the line
  • lead with
  • lead (one) to the altar