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English
Pronunciation
Verb
stretch one's legs (third-person singular simple present stretches one's legs, present participle stretching one's legs, simple past and past participle stretched one's legs)
- (idiomatic) To walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down.
I needed to stretch my legs after spending all day sitting around in meetings.
2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 66:Finally, after nearly two and a half hours on the same train, I have the chance to stretch my legs at Taunton while I wait for the Bristol service.
Translations
to walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down