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词组 stretch one's legs
释义
Idiom
stretch one's legs
Theme: MOVEMENT
to walk around after sitting down or lying down for a time.
We wanted to stretch our legs during the theater interval.After sitting in the car all day, the travelers decided to stretch their legs.

Slang
stretch one's legs
Theme: EXERCISE
tr. to stand up and perhaps walk about.
I need to get out of here and stretch my legs for a while.Most of us stood up to stretch our legs at intermission.

stretch (one's) legs

To stand or walk to help relieve stiffness in one's legs, usually from sitting for a prolonged period of time. Let's stop off at this rest area for a while. After three hours of driving, I'm sure everyone would like to stretch their legs a bit.

stretch one's legs

Stand up or go for a walk, especially after a prolonged period of sitting. For example, Let's go stretch our legs at intermission. [c. 1600]

stretch one's legs, to

To stand up or go for a walk in order to relieve muscular stiffness or for the exercise. This term has been around since the seventeenth century. Izaak Walton used it in The Compleat Angler (1653): “I have stretch’d my legs up Tottenham Hill to overtake you.”
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