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Re: "shake a leg"Posted by P Schoultis on June 25, 2003 In Reply to: Re: "Shake a leg" posted by Gary on June 23, 2003 : : Where did this phrase originate,, "shake a leg " so as to get someone to "hurry up " or do something quickly or right away ? Believe it is a British naval phrase sometimes described as a corruption of "show a leg". In sailing ship time, crewmen were permitted to have female family members on the ships. At morning muster, the non-sailor (that is females) "showed a leg"...giving the reason they were not up and about, moving to their duty station.
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