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shaken a leg

shaken a leg is the past participle of shake a leg.

Meaning of shake a leg

Verb

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.

Questions about shaken a leg

What is shaken a leg the past participle of?
Shaken a leg is the past participle of shake a leg.

Words near shaken a leg in the dictionary

  1. shakehole
  2. shakeholes
  3. shakemap
  4. shakemaps
  5. shaken
  6. shaken a leg
  7. shaken baby syndrome
  8. shaken baby syndromes
  9. shaken down
  10. shaken hands
  11. shaken in one's boots

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