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
EwartYOO-ərtEnglish
Tatiannata-tee-AN-ə, ta-TYAN-əEnglish (Modern)
Chava-Hebrew
Gunnhild-Norwegian, Danish
Khariton-Russian
FechÍNFE-kheenIrish