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stretch one's legs
Idioms and Phrases
Stand up or go for a walk, especially after a prolonged period of sitting. For example, Let's go stretch our legs at intermission . [c. 1600]Example Sentences
This is an opportunity not only to stretch one’s legs, but to stretch one’s soul also.
I actually prefer a narrow body plane, and the short layover in Iceland offers an opportunity to get out of a coach seat and stretch one's legs.
Our boat was a very comfortable one, and it was quite a relief after being cramped up in the chair to be able to stretch one’s legs and to indulge in a lounge or sometimes to take a walk along the bank of the river.
It is much pleasanter to be silent and to stretch one's legs without caring for a neighbour who will be gone in a few moments.
One cannot stretch one's legs as one sits writing at it, and if one rises suddenly it knocks bad language into one's knees and out of one's mouth.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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