leg around

verb

To hang around a person or place to suck up to them, to lobby them or to otherwise get special treatment.

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Meanings

verbleg around (third-person singular simple present legs around, present participle legging around, simple past and past participle legged around)

present singular third person legs around · participle present legging around · participle past legged around · past legged around

  1. archaicslangTo hang around a person or place to suck up to them, to lobby them or to otherwise get special treatment.

    We believe the dealer in building material is "legging around" after the architect, contractor and builder, with the same end in view that the publisher of the Clay-Worker has in "legging around" after him to get an order for advertising.

    1896, Stone, volume 13, page 68
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APA

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Chicago

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