be busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest
slang To be very busy or preoccupied. Take this to someone else—I'm busier than a one legged man in a butt kicking contest right now. With the law set to take effect soon, local businesses have been busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest trying to get in line with new regulations. We can't help Legal with this audit, we're already busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest!
bow-legged wi' brass
informal Very wealthy. (I.e., so overladen with money that one's legs are bowed beneath the weight.) Primarily heard in UK. Of course Jane has a fancy car—her family's bow-legged wi' brass. You can only live in this part of town if you're bow-legged wi' brass, unfortunately. I hear her father is bow-legged wi' brass, so I wouldn't be too worried about her future.
leg it
slang To go somewhere on foot, often quickly. Leg it, guys, the cops are here! We really need to leg it if we're going to make this bus! My car ran out of gas two miles from my house so I just had to leg it home.
loop-legged
slang Severely intoxicated with drugs or alcohol. We all got pretty loop-legged at the staff party, so no one was feeling particularly productive in the office the next day. Jenny must have taken something at the party, because she is acting totally loop-legged.
the three-legged stool
dated The three primary sources of income for most people after retirement: pensions, personal savings and investments, and Social Security benefits. Primarily heard in US. My dad always instilled in me the belief that I had to start building the three-legged stool as soon as I became employed after college. Unfortunately, the economic crisis has shorn one or more legs off the three-legged stool for more citizens.
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