| 单词 | to shake a loose leg |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto shake a loose (also free) leg i. to shake a loose (also free) leg: to do something indulgent or hedonistic; to act according to one's desires without being restrained by law, religious beliefs, etc. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > be licentious [verb (intransitive)] > act or behave ragea1400 to play the wanton1529 to play the wanton's part1529 ramp1530 wanton1589 wantonize1592 colta1599 wantonize1611 lasciviate1628 to shake a loose (also free) leg1743 Corinthianize1810 playboy1950 1743 J. Worsdale in T. Cibber Cibber & Sheridan 77 Joy, Joy to all Mortals..Who from Bailiffs, and Spungers, and Straw-beds are freed, And may shake a loose Leg now on each side the Tweed. 1836 W. H. Ainsworth Rookwood (rev. ed.) iii. xxiv. 309 While luck lasts, the highwayman shakes a loose leg! 1856 H. Mayhew Great World London 87 Those who love to ‘shake a free leg’, and lead a roving life, as they term it. 1908 ‘J. Oxenham’ Pearl of Pearl Island vi. 264 Meg's given me a holiday, and I'm going to shake a free leg in Guernsey. 1996 Times (Nexis) 21 Aug. Darling, in proper Catholicism you can shake such a loose leg. I was brought up among Liverpool Catholics. Out of Mass, into the pub. < as lemmas |
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