shake a leg

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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.

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