shake a leg
To get busy; to get going; to be productive.
Shake a leg! We haven't got all day.
shake
UK /ˈʃeɪk/ US /ˈʃeɪk/
verb 5noun 5name 1
Definitions
verb
1
To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
The earthquake shook the building.
He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere.
2
To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance, or disapproval.
Shaking his head, he kept repeating “No, no, no”.
I became alſo a reproch vnto them: when they looked vpon me, they ſhaked their heads.
3
To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
to shake fruit down from a tree
[…]Shake off the golden ſlumber of repoſe;[…]
4
To disturb emotionally; to shock.
Her father’s death shook her terribly.
He was shaken by what had happened.
5
To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).
I can’t shake the feeling that I forgot something.
noun
1
The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.
The cat gave the mouse a shake.
She replied in the negative, with a shake of her head.
2
A twitch, a spasm, a tremor.
And when the princely Perſean Diadem, Shall ouerweigh his wearie witleſſe head, And fall like mellowed fruit, with ſhakes of death, In faire Perſea noble Tamburlain Shall be my Regent, and remaine as King:
3
A dance popular in the 1960s in which the head, limbs, and body are shaken.
The snake did the frug, the monkey did the shake. The crowd, mostly young couples, tourists and kids, loved it.
4
A milkshake.
5
A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float.
name
1
A surname.
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