Phrase guide

stretch one's legs

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • I needed to stretch my legs after spending all day sitting around in meetings.

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Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: s'étirer les jambes — to walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down
  • German: sich die Beine vertreten — to walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down
  • Ingrian: jaloittaa — to walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down
  • Ingrian: jaloitella — to walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down
  • Māori: hōkari — to walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down
  • Polish: rozprostować kości — to walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down
  • Romanian: a-şi dezmorţi picioarele — to walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down
  • Romanian: a face o plimbare — to walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down
  • Romanian: a face o plimbărică — to walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down
  • Russian: размя́ть но́ги (razmjátʹ nógi) — to walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down