leg it

• Неформальное британское сленговое выражение, означающее быстро убежать, особенно чтобы избежать опасной или нежелательной ситуации.

An informal British slang expression meaning to run away quickly, especially to escape from a dangerous or unwanted situation.

1. Run away quicklyB2slangbritish

   To run away, especially to escape from a dangerous or unpleasant situation.

   Убежать

   • When the police arrived, the thieves decided to leg it.
   • We saw the angry dog and legged it down the street.
   • He legged it out of the building when the fire alarm went off.

2. Walk or travel on footB2informalbritish

   To walk or travel a distance, often when other transport is not available.

   Идти пешком

   • We missed the last bus, so we had to leg it home.
   • It's not far, we can leg it from here.
   • They legged it across the park to catch the train.