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leg over

leg over verb: to treat badly so as to cheat or ruin.

Verb

leg over (third-person singular simple present legs over, present participle legging over, simple past and past participle legged over)

  1. (UK, slang, transitive) To treat badly so as to cheat or ruin.
    • […] the amazing ability of the British government to lie down and have its tummy tickled by the Americans. They legged us over at every opportunity.2011, Lord Digby Jones, Fixing Britain: The Business of Reshaping Our Nation
    • Nick Wheeler of Charles Tyrwhitt said: 'We went bust in '84. We got legged over by a supplier. […]'2014, Chris Robson, Confessions of an Entrepreneur

Synonyms of leg over

Forms of leg over

third-person singular presentlegs over
present participlelegging over
past participlelegged over
pastlegged over

Questions about leg over

What does leg over mean?
Leg over means to treat badly so as to cheat or ruin.
What part of speech is leg over?
Leg over is a verb.
What is the past tense of leg over?
The past tense of leg over is legged over.

Words near leg over in the dictionary

  1. leg lock
  2. leg locks
  3. leg man
  4. leg men
  5. leg out
  6. leg over
  7. leg press
  8. leg presses
  9. leg raise
  10. leg raises
  11. leg rope

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