Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get one's leg over

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables: get one's leg over
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

British usage; Intransitive verb; Slang

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, one's, leg, over.

Example Sentences

"It's all well and good having a relationship, but at the end of the day all I want to do is get my leg over."
"He just didn't quite get his leg over."

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets one's leg over (present, singular) getting one's leg over (participle, present) got one's leg over (past) got one's leg over (UK, participle) gotten one's leg over (US, participle) get a leg over (alternative)

Derived Forms

legover

Phrases

get over on

Frequently Paired Words

get over on

Synonyms

do it get one's end away get one's groove on

Questions

What does get one's leg over mean?: To have sex

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