make a leg | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,UK)To make a deepbowwith the right legdrawnback.1595December 9 (first known performance),William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies(First Folio), London:[…]Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward]Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act 3, scene 3]:King Richard II: What must the king do now? must he submit?[…]What says King Bolingbroke? will his majestyGive Richard leave to live till Richard die?Youmake a leg, and Bolingbroke says ay.1870April–September, Charles Dickens, chapter 18, inThe Mystery of Edwin Drood, London:Chapman and Hall,[…], published1870,→OCLC:"I beg pardon," said Mr. Datchery,making a legwith his hat under his arm, as he addressed himself equally to both gentlemen.1880,R. D. Blackmore, chapter 26, inMary Anerley: A Yorkshire Tale:"Father, return thanks;make a leg—no man can do it better. Master Mordacks, you shall have our utmost duty."

Examples:

EN: Today a song's gotta be a grizzly bear stepping on a tack... with the kind of zip that will make a leg of mutton dance.
ES: Las canciones hoy tienen que ser como un oso pisando tachuelas. Con el aire de alguien que baila con una pata de cordero.
EN: Why don't we just throw everything in the air and make a leg up?
ES: ¡Por qué no lo abandonamos todo y nos largamos ahora mismo los dos solos?
EN: We may have to make a leg adjustment to get a proper fit.
ES: Habría que adaptar las piernas para que entre bien.
EN: We should make a leg-rest for Soo Geun.
ID: Kita harus buat sandaran kaki untuk Soo Geun.
EN: Let's try to make a leg.
TE: ఇప్పుడు ఒక గులాబీ చేయడానికి ప్రయత్నించండి లెట్.
EN: It's good to finally know what "make a leg" means.
TE: కనీసం 'మాయ' ఆంటే మంచి అర్ధం ఏమన్నా చెబుతానేమో నని!

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