Collocations for "legs"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "legs" in context.
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leg
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [long, short, sexy, shaved, hairy] legs
- my [left, right] leg
- with a [straight, bent] leg
- have [a broken, an injured] leg
- her leg is in a cast
- [has, uses] a prosthetic leg
- on my [upper, lower] leg
- [a pain, an ache, a cramp] in my leg
- pulled a muscle in my leg
- [have, get, suffer from] restless legs
- [injured, hurt, broke, fractured] my leg
- my leg [hurts, stings, aches]
- my leg is [numb, asleep]
- [bend, stretch] your legs
- (just) need to stretch my legs
- stuck out his leg (to trip him)
- show a bit of leg
- a leg-up to get over (the fence)
- get a leg up in [the office, show business, class]
- put my pants on one leg at a time (like everyone else)
- doesn't have a leg to stand on
- are you pulling my leg?
- the [business, store, car] is on its last legs
- [get, eat, cook] a leg of [lamb, goat]
- a creature with [six, many] legs
- insects have [six, three pairs of] legs
- walks on [two, four] legs
- walking on its [hind, back] legs
- stood up on its [hind] legs
- this leg of the journey
- on the [long, last, short, easy] leg of the journey
- sport: the [first, second] leg of the [tie]
- leg muscles
- [have, experience, complain of] leg pain
- [have] leg cramps
- have enough leg room
- a leg [throw, hook]
- upper-leg [massage, exercises, tightness]
- restless leg syndrome
'legs' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
apart
- articulate
- bare
- beneath
- bent
- biscuit
- brown
- buff
- bulky
- chain
- chubby
- crab
- demanding
- dry
- exercise
- feeling
- flattering
- flexible
- fold
- frail
- friendly
- frog
- furry
- giraffe
- graze
- hairy
- harness
- hind
- jelly
- jogging
- leech
- leg
- lift
- lighter
- luscious
- massage
- mosquito
- motion
- muscle
- noose
- numb
- pale
- pant
- part
- pillow
- plump
- poor
- propel
- pump
- rabbit