shake a leg

See also: shake-a-leg

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shake a leg (third-person singular simple present shakes a leg, present participle shaking a leg, simple past shook a leg, past participle shaken a leg)

  1. (idiomatic, frequently imperative) To get busy; to get going; to be productive.
    Shake a leg! We haven't got all day.
    • 2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Keelhaul Key:
      C'mon! Let's shake a leg on to Rogueport!

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