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shook a leg

shook a leg is the simple past 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 shook a leg

What is shook a leg the simple past of?
Shook a leg is the simple past of shake a leg.

Words near shook a leg in the dictionary

  1. shooing
  2. shooing away
  3. shooing off
  4. shooings
  5. shook
  6. shook a leg
  7. shook down
  8. shook hands
  9. shook in one's boots
  10. shook in one's shoes
  11. shook it

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