as in to walk
to go on foot
the car was in the shop so we had to leg it to work for a couple of days
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as in legitimate
permitted by law
the barbershop, which appears to be a legit operation, is actually a front for a local mobster
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Recent Examples of leg (it)
Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Dec. 2024
Lost to Los Angeles Chargers 34-27 The big question: Is the defense legit?
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Baltimore Ravens: This team needs to be considered a legit Super Bowl contender after its impressive win over the Steelers on Saturday.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
The Aggies appear to have a legit passing game to go along with a good defense and running attack.
—David Whitley, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
While their social media campaign and website look legit at first glance, the rebrand is just a prank.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Dec. 2024
Lost to Los Angeles Chargers 34-27 The big question: Is the defense legit?
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Baltimore Ravens: This team needs to be considered a legit Super Bowl contender after its impressive win over the Steelers on Saturday.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
The Aggies appear to have a legit passing game to go along with a good defense and running attack.
—David Whitley, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Others were walking the runway, scouring the area and collecting pieces of the plane.Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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When the plane landed, 28 of those travelers reportedly walked away leaving the chairs behind.Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Silva’s time as a legitimate fighter is likely over.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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The Blue Jays could send him packing before the trade deadline if they're not viewed as a legitimate postseason contender.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Today, this citadel in the clouds faces a different kind of conquest: nearly a million people each year are treading sacred ground at this New Wonder of the World.Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
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Tonally, the organization treaded carefully between seriousness and levity; with few previous models for this sort of organizing, members had to – as Frazier would later put it in a 1995 essay – do it from scratch.Jazmine Hughes, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
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During his 2024 Presidential campaign, Trump promised to carry out mass deportations that would target millions of immigrants already living in the U.S. without legal status or temporary protections.Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Due to prison rules, Hunt can only make a couple of calls per month to family or legal counsel.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Leg (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg%20%28it%29. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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