This would mean to hurry up and leave and get your work finished rather than to hurry up in order to get the work finished. For example, you would never hear: Scoot and get your work finished. So when you use this one, you can only use it when you want to encourage someone to leave somewhere in a hurry, rather than command them to hurry up with some work that they’re doing. Scoot – To scoot means to go or leave somewhere suddenly or quickly. Shake a leg can also be used as a noun meaning to dance.
In the old navy days, sailors would be told to show a leg out of their hammocks or beds to show that they were definitely awake and ready to get going with the day’s chores. An example of it in everyday use would be Shake a leg and let’s get going! Or Come on, shake a leg, we’re going to be late! Its origin seems to be a bit of a mystery, although many believe it is related to the old sailors’ phrase show a leg. Shake a leg – This is an informal way to say hurry up. We’re going to take a look at some of our English students favourite alternatives so you can add these to your growing vocabulary.
When you’re trying to hurry your friends up, there are lots of ways to say it in English – including plenty of funny examples too. Hurry up we’re going to miss the start of the movie!
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