English Explanatory Dictionary

show a leg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To wake up and get out of bed.

Pronunciation

En-au-show a leg.ogg

Word forms

show a leg shows a leg showing a leg showed a leg shown a leg

Etymology

Supposedly originated in the 19th-century Royal Navy as a waking call.

Related words

shake a leg break a leg
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