as fast as one's legs could carry one

adverb

At top speed (running on foot); as fast as possible.

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Meanings

adverbas fast as one's legs could carry one (not comparable)

alternative as fast as one's legs can carry one

  1. not comparablesimileAt top speed (running on foot); as fast as possible.

Translations

Finnish pää kolmantena jalkana
  • pää kolmantena jalkanaTranslations
French à toutes jambes
  • à toutes jambesTranslations
Polish ile sił w nogach
  • ile sił w nogachTranslations
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APA

as fast as one's legs could carry one. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20fast%20as%20one's%20legs%20could%20carry%20one

MLA

“as fast as one's legs could carry one.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20fast%20as%20one's%20legs%20could%20carry%20one. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “as fast as one's legs could carry one,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20fast%20as%20one's%20legs%20could%20carry%20one.

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