as in to walk
to go on foot
the car was in the shop so we had to leg it to work for a couple of days
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as in legitimate
permitted by law
the barbershop, which appears to be a legit operation, is actually a front for a local mobster
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Recent Examples of leg (it)
Dan Primack, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
No legit company offers entry-level positions.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Fans will expect Guerin to make the requisite moves to start turning the Wild into a legit perennial contender that no longer stands on the sidelines when other powerhouses are making moves to better their teams.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
That bougie melon — which was legit exquisite — sure does.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Sure, there were legit antitrust concerns.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
No legit company offers entry-level positions.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Fans will expect Guerin to make the requisite moves to start turning the Wild into a legit perennial contender that no longer stands on the sidelines when other powerhouses are making moves to better their teams.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
That bougie melon — which was legit exquisite — sure does.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leg (it)
Verb
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Dream Pairs Fisherman Sandals $30 $26 at Amazon Last summer, celebrity mom Katie Holmes made a splash walking around Manhattan in fisherman sandals.—
Claudia Fisher,
Parents,
18 Apr. 2025
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Jesus told the woman to leave her life of sin and walk in a new life of holiness.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The president cannot weaponize the IRS by directing audits or stripping away tax-exempt status without due process and legitimate reasons.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
22 Apr. 2025
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The nation-state is widely seen as the most legitimate, successful, and just form of political order, but Pagden catalogs the often violent and coercive ways in which cultural and ethnic groups were corralled into sovereign territorial states.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Just treading water would have been a moral victory.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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With staff shortages affecting everything from trail maintenance to visitor safety, travelers can lighten the load by treading carefully.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Kemsley, citing irreconcilable differences, is also requesting that her ex pay her legal fees.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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The two were engaged in legal battles for years, but Giuffre finally settled, admitting that she might have been mistaken in identifying Dershowitz as an abuser.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Leg (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg%20%28it%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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