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shakes a leg

shakes a leg is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 shakes a leg

What is shakes a leg the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shakes a leg is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shake a leg.

Words near shakes a leg in the dictionary

  1. Shakerley
  2. Shakerleys
  3. Shakerlike
  4. shakers
  5. shakes
  6. shakes a leg
  7. shakes down
  8. shakes hands
  9. shakes in one's boots
  10. shakes in one's shoes
  11. shakes it

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