make a leg



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make a leg

obsolete To make a show of obeisance or fealty by bowing deeply (drawing one's right leg back in the process). As I began extinguishing the lamps for the night, a small wiry man appeared before me, wearing a comically oversized suit and making a leg in a most melodramatic fashion.
See also: leg, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JorisYO-ris (Dutch)Dutch, Frisian
AuneOW-neFinnish
SiofraSHEEF-rəIrish
Oluwafemi-Western African, Yoruba
PamPAMEnglish
Joiner['dʒɔinə]