on one's last legs

On the verge of utter failure or exhaustion

put the last hand to

To finish, put the finishing touch to

see (or hear) the last of

To see (or hear) for the last time

the Last Day and the Last Judgment

The Day of Judgment

the Last Supper

The supper taken by Christ and his disciples on the eve of the crucifixion

the last trump

The trumpet that will sound at the Last Day (Bible, 1 Corinthians 15.52)

to the last

1. To the end
2. Until death

leg /leg/

noun

1. A limb used for walking
2. The human lower limb, or sometimes the part between knee and ankle
3. A long, slender support of eg a table
4. A branch or limb of anything forked or jointed, eg a pair of compasses
5. A single short trunk, as of a fruit bush not managed as a stool (qv), from which branches grow (horticulture)
6. The part of a garment that covers the leg
7. A distinct part or stage of a course or journey
8. In sports, one event or part in a contest consisting of two or more parts or events
9. The legside of a cricket field
10. A backward movement of the leg in making a bow (archaic)
11. A swindler, esp at a race-course (for blackleg; old slang)

transitive verb and intransitive verb

1. To walk briskly, run or dash away (vt with it)
2. To propel (a barge) through a canal tunnel by pushing with the feet on the wall or roof

adjective

On the legside of a cricket field

legged /legd or legˈid/ adjective

(usu as combining form) having (a certain type, number, etc of) legs

leggˈer noun

1. A bargeman who legs
2. A worker or machine that makes stocking-legs

leggˈiness noun

leggˈing noun

1. An outer and extra covering for the leg, eg (in pl) thick, footless tights, usu of wool or knitted fabric, or fashion varieties made in other, thinner materials
2. An outer and extra covering for the lower leg

leggˈism noun (archaic)

The character of a blackleg

leggˈy adjective

1. Having noticeably long slim legs
2. (of a plant) having a long stem

legˈless adjective

1. Having no legs
2. Very drunk (informal)

legˈlessness noun

legˈlet noun

Any object worn on the leg for decoration

leg bail see give leg bail under bail¹

leg before and leg before wicket noun (cricket)

A way of being given out when the ball has struck the batsman's legs, or another part of his body, without having made contact with the bat, and would otherwise have hit the wicket (abbrev lbw)

leg break noun (cricket)

A ball that breaks from the legside towards the offside on pitching

legˈ-busˈiness noun (slang)

Ballet-dancing

leg bye noun (cricket)

A run made after the ball has touched any part of the batsman's person except his hands or bat, credited to the batsman's team but not his individual score

legˈ-cutter noun (cricket)

A fast bowler's delivery that moves from leg to off after pitching

legˈ-guard noun

A cricketer's pad

legˈ-iron noun

A fetter for the leg

legˈ-man or legˈ-woman noun

1. A person whose work involves journeys outside the office
2. An assistant who runs errands or gathers information
3. A newspaper reporter

leg-of-muttˈon adjective

1. Shaped like a leg of mutton, eg a triangular sail
2. (of a sleeve) tight on the lower arm and full between elbow and shoulder

legˈ-over noun (vulgar sl)

An act of sexual intercourse

legˈ-pull noun

A good-humoured hoax, bluff or practical joke

legˈ-puller noun

legˈ-pulling noun

legˈ-rest noun

A support for the legs

legˈroom noun

Space for one's legs, as in a car

legˈ-show noun

An entertainment depending mainly on the exhibition of women's legs

legˈside noun

That half of a cricket field on the side on which the batsman stands when waiting to receive the ball, separated from the offside by an imaginary line drawn from wicket to wicket

adjective

On the legside

leg slip noun (cricket)

A fielder or position slightly behind the batsman on the legside

leg spin noun (cricket)

Spin imparted to a ball to cause a leg break

legˈ-spin adjective

leg spinner noun (cricket)

Someone who bowls leg breaks

leg theory noun (cricket)

1. The policy of bowling short-pitched leg-side balls persistently at the batsman's body with a large number of leg-side fielders close to the wicket
2. Bodyline

leg warmers plural noun

Long footless socks

legˈwear noun

Anything worn on the legs, eg socks, stockings, etc

leg-woman see leg-man above.

legˈwork noun (informal)

Work involving much travelling, searching, etc

change the leg

(of a horse) to change the gait

feel one's legs

To begin to support oneself on one's legs

find one's legs

To become familiar or accustomed

fine, long, short and square leg (cricket) see under fine, etc.

get one's leg over (vulgar sl; of a man)

To have sex

give someone a leg up

To give someone a help or hoist in mounting, climbing, etc (also figurative)

in high leg (archaic)

In great excitement

not have a leg to stand on

To have no case at all

on one's last legs see under last¹

on one's legs

Standing, esp while speaking

pull someone's leg

To make a playful attempt to hoax or deceive someone

shake a leg (informal)

To hurry up

show a leg

1. To make an appearance
2. To get up

upon one's legs

In an independent position