fresh legs

noun

A substitute who has yet to play in the match, and therefore has more energy than those already on the field.

“The tired France were unable to break down the German defence, so they brought on some fresh legs.”

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Meanings

nounfresh legs pl (plural only)
  1. idiomaticpluralplural onlyhobbiesA substitute who has yet to play in the match, and therefore has more energy than those already on the field.

    The tired France were unable to break down the German defence, so they brought on some fresh legs.

    2 more examples

    Arsenal had the ideal fresh legs for extra time in Theo Walcott, and though he was sent on after 10 minutes he was uninvolved in the winning goal.

    18 April 2015, Paul Wilson, “Alexis Sánchez sends Arsenal into final after gallant Reading go the distance”, in The Guardian

    But they survived some real pressure as David Murphy flashed a header inches wide of Rob Green's right-hand post and then struck the killer blow on the night - and, they hope, the tie - after introducing the fresh legs of Cole and Zavon Hines.

    2011 January 11, Jonathan Stevenson, “West Ham 2 - 1 Birmingham”, in BBC
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APA

fresh legs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fresh%20legs

MLA

“fresh legs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fresh%20legs. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fresh legs,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fresh%20legs.

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