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Common collocations with leg in American Collocation

leg noun countable

US /leɡ/

left/right

left
right

Straighten the right leg and swing the left foot forward.

front/back

back
front
hind
rear

Unlike most other dinosaurs it had front legs longer than the hind ones.

long/short

long
short

He is a tall, thin man with long legs.

fat/thin

fat
slender
spindly

She says he has little spindly legs and a huge belly.

that hurt

painful
sore

We hurried down the mountain as quickly as our sore legs would carry us.

with hair on them

hairy

Shorts aren’t a good look if you have hairy legs.

not straight

bandy

She had bandy legs from doing so much horse riding.

I watched the slight, bandy-legged figure move towards me.

not covered

bare

Her bare legs were tan.

strong/weak

muscular
strong
sturdy
weak
wobbly

These birds have thick strong legs and powerful feet.

part of leg

lower
upper

She had a fracture to her lower leg.

stretch or bend your leg

bend
straighten
stretch

He stretched out his legs under his desk.

For these exercises, lie on your back with your legs straight.

move your leg

lift
raise
swing

I swung my legs out of bed and went to the kitchen to make breakfast.

sit with one leg over the other

cross

Jan crossed his legs and leaned back in the chair.

kick your legs

kick

That’s it son, kick your legs – well done!

break your leg

break
fracture

I broke my leg playing football.