give leg bail
To flee; to run away from something. The officer tried to arrest me, but I gave leg bail and sprinted toward my house. Everyone at the party attempted to give leg bail when the cops showed up. Once I realized he was a shady character, I tried to give leg bail, but I wasn't fast enough. That's how I was kidnapped.
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