Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shake a leg

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
shake a -leg
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get busy; to get going; to be productive.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

shakes a leg (present, singular) shaking a leg (participle, present) shook a leg (past) shaken a leg (participle, past)

Phrases

break a leg show a leg

Frequently Paired Words

break a leg show a leg

Questions

What does shake a leg mean?
To get busy; to get going; to be productive.

How to pronounce shake a leg

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