leg it

• Expressão informal do inglês britânico que significa fugir rapidamente, especialmente para escapar de uma situação perigosa ou indesejada.

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.

   Fugir

   • 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.

   Ir a pé

   • 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.