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1 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) noga2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) hlačnica3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) noga4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapa•- - legged- pull someone's leg* * *I [leg]nounnoga, bedro, stegno; krača, bočnik; etapa (pri potovanju, letenju); hlačnica, nogavica, golenica (škornja); noga stola, mize; nautical ena smer pri cikcak vožnji; stranica trikotnika, tangenta, krak šestila; sport stran igrišča desno od metalca (kriket)to be all legs — nogat, dolgonogto be on one's last legs — biti z eno nogo v grobu, biti na koncu svojih močithe boot is on the other leg — resnica je čisto drugačna, razmere so se spremenileto fall on one's legs — postaviti se na noge, končno uspeti, imeti srečoto get upon one's legs — razjeziti se, planiti kviškuto get on one's hind legs — postaviti se po robu, pripraviti se k obrambito give s.o. a leg up — pomagati komu naprejnot to have a leg to stand on — ne imeti se na kaj opreti, ne imeti opravičilato have good sea legs — ne dobiti morske bolezni, biti pravi mornarleg and leg — enako stanje v igri, enako število točkon one's (hind) legs — na nogah, pri dobrem zdravjuto pull s.o.'s leg — imeti koga za norca, šaliti se s komto run s.o. off his legs — nalagati komu prevež dela, obremeniti koga z delomto set s.o. on his legs — pomagati komu na nogearchaic to make a leg — prikloniti seto shake a leg — British English colloquially plesati, American slang pohiteti, podvizati seto stand on one's own legs — biti samostojen, postaviti se na lastne nogeto walk s.o. off his legs — utruditi koga s hojoblack-leg — slepar, stavkokazII [leg]intransitive verb colloquially to leg it — (hitro) hoditi, teči, pobegniti -
2 boot
[bu:t] 1. noun1) (a covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, usually made of leather etc: a pair of suede boots.) škorenj2) ((American trunk) a place for luggage in a motor-car etc.) prtljažnik2. verb(to kick: He booted the ball out of the goal.) brcniti- give- get the boot* * *I [bu:t]1.nounarchaickorist, prednostto boot — povrh za nameček, zravento no boot — zaman;2.transitive verb archaickoristitiII [bu:t]nounškorenj, čevelj; prtljažnik; zaščitno usnje za konjsko nogo; sport dober udarec (pri nogometu); španski škorenj (mučilno orodje)slang to give the boot — odpustitislang to get the boot — zgubiti službo, biti odpuščento die in one's boots, to die with one's boots on — umreti nasilne smrtislang like old boots — energično, prizadevnoover shoes over boots — na vrat na nos, kdor reče A, naj reče tudi Bmilitary boot and saddle! — zajahajte konje!, na konje!top boots — zavihani škornji, vihaleIII [bu:t]transitive verb & intransitive verbobuti (se); brcniti; odpustiti iz službeto boot out ( —ali round) — spoditi, izgnati -
3 best
[best] 1. adjective, pronoun((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.) najboljši2. adverb(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) najbolje3. verb(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) potegniti krajši konec- best man- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
- make the best of it* * *I [best]adjectivenajboljši; najprimernejši; najodličnejšiat the best hand — iz prve roke; pocenislang one's best girl — ljubicaII [best]nounnajboljše, najprimernejšethe best — najodličnejši, najboljši ljudjemake the best of your way home — glej, da boš čimprej domato make the best of a bad bargain ( —ali job, business, of it) — pogumno prenašati udarce usode, ne biti malodušen, ne obupati, ne zgubiti glavemy best, my Sunday best — moja najboljša, praznična oblekaIII [best]adverbnajbolje, najugodnejeyou had best — najbolje bi bilo, če biIV [best]transitive verbcolloquially premagati, prekositi, preseči; ukaniti -
4 hop
I 1. [hop] past tense, past participle - hopped; verb1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) poskakovati na eni nogi2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) skakljati3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) skočiti4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) vstopiti, izstopiti2. noun1) (a short jump on one leg.) poskok na eni nogi2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) poskakovanje•- catch someone on the hop
- catch on the hop
- keep someone on the hop
- keep on the hop II [hop] noun(a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.) hmelj* * *I [hɔp]nounskok, poskakovanje; ena etapa pri dolgem poletu (letalo)colloquially kratko potovanje, kratka pot, skok; colloquially ples; American a bell-hop — hotelski slugacolloquially on the hop — na potepu, na skok, hitroto catch s.o. on the hop — ujeti koga na delu, nepričakovanoII [hɔp]1.intransitive verbskakljati, poskakovati; iti na kratek polet (letalo); colloquially plesati;2.transitive verbpreskočiti, preskakovati, odskočiti; American skočiti (na vlak)hop it! — izgini!colloquially to hop off — odleteti (letalo)slang to hop the twig ( —ali stick) — umreti, zbežatislang to hop up — spodbosti, poživitislang to hop the ocean — preleteti oceanIII [hɔp]1.nounbotanyhmelj (rastlina); preterite hmelj (plod); American slang mamilo (zlasti opij);2.transitive verb & intransitive verbobirati hmelj, dodati pivu hmelj, obroditi (hmelj) -
5 foot
[fut]plural - feet; noun1) (the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks: My feet are very sore from walking so far.) noga2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) vznožje3) ((plural often foot; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm): He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.) čevelj•- footing- football
- foothill
- foothold
- footlight
- footman
- footmark
- footnote
- footpath
- footprint
- footsore
- footstep
- footwear
- follow in someone's footsteps
- foot the bill
- on foot
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it* * *I [fut]plural feet noun noga, stopalo, čevelj (mera); stopicacolloquially pehota; (plural foots) gošča, usedlina; spodnja obrobnica jadra; podstavekto carry s.o. off his feet — spodnesti koga; navdušiti kogafiguratively to find one's feet — izkazati seAmerican slang to get cold feet — prestrašiti seto keep one's feet — ne zdrsniti, ne pastimy foot! — nesmisel!to put one's foot down — odločno se lotiti; ugovarjatito put one's foot in a thing — popolnoma kaj pokvariti, polomiti gato set ( —ali put) one's best foot forward ( —ali foremost) — pohiteti, kar se da; čim bolj se potruditito trample under foot — pohoditi, zatretislang to take the length of s.o.'s foot — spoznati slabosti koga, spregledati gato run s.o. off his feet — utruditi koga s hojoto get on ( —ali to) one's feet — dvigniti se, vstatiII [fut]1.intransitive verbhoditi, pešačiti; capljati; plesati; brcati;2.transitive verbgaziti; podplesti (nogavico)colloquially plačati, poravnati račun, sešteti; American colloquially to foot the bill — poravnati računto foot it — peš hoditi, plesati -
6 hang
[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) obesiti, viseti2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) obesiti, biti obešen3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) obesiti, biti obešen4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) viseti5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) pobesiti•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang up* * *I [hæŋ]nounnačin kako tkanina (stvar) visi ali pada; način dela; padec, strmec, pobočje; kratek premor; colloquially pomento get ( —ali see) the hang of a thing — dojeti bistvo česa, razumeti kajII [hæŋ]1.transitive verbobesiti, obešati; pobesiti, pobešati (glavo); obesiti (sliko), nalepiti (tapete);2.intransitive verbviseti, biti obešen, obesiti se; nagniti se, lebdeti; obotavljati se (tudi žoga pri športu); American juridically ovirati porotnike pri odločitvihang it (all)! — naj gre k vragu!hang you! — da bi te vrag pocitral!I'll be hanged first! — prej se dam obesiti!I'll be hanged if — vrag naj me vzame, čewell, I'm hanged! — kaj takega!, vrag naj me pocitra!to hang by a hair ( —ali rope, single thread) — figuratively viseti na nitkito hang in doubt — biti negotov, kolebatito hang fire — prepozno (se) sprožiti (puška); figuratively biti počasen, neodločen, omahovati, obotavljati seto hang o.s. — obesiti seto let things go hang — pustiti, da gre vse k vragu; pustiti stvari pri mirusleep hangs on my eyelids — veke so mi težke, oči mi lezejo skupajtime hangs heavy on my hands — ne vem, kaj naj počnem s časom, predolgo mi traja, vleče se -
7 through
[Ɵru:] 1. preposition1) (into from one direction and out of in the other: The water flows through a pipe.) skozi2) (from side to side or end to end of: He walked (right) through the town.) skozi3) (from the beginning to the end of: She read through the magazine.) skozi4) (because of: He lost his job through his own stupidity.) zaradi5) (by way of: He got the job through a friend.) s pomočjo6) ((American) from... to (inclusive): I work Monday through Friday.) od (...) do (...)2. adverb(into and out of; from one side or end to the other; from beginning to end: He went straight/right through.) skozi3. adjective1) ((of a bus or train) that goes all the way to one's destination, so that one doesn't have to change (buses or trains): There isn't a through train - you'll have to change.) direkten2) (finished: Are you through yet?) gotov•4. adverb(in every part: The house was furnished throughout.) popolnoma- soaked
- wet through
- through and through
- through with* * *[mru:]1.prepositionskozi, preko, čez; v teku, za časa, v času; s pomočjo, po, z (s); zaradi, odto get through one's work — opraviti, končati svoje deloto have been through s.th. — doživeti kajto see through s.o. — spregledati koga, spoznati njegove nameneto send a letter through the post — poslati pismo po pošti;2.adverbskoz(i), do kraja, do konca; povsem, popolnoma; od začetka do koncathrough and through — skoz in skoz, popolnomato be through — dokončati, biti gotov; colloquially imeti telefonično zvezois he through? — je on gotov z delom?; je naredil izpit?I am through with him figuratively z njim sem opravil, z njim sem čisto prekinilto fall through, to drop through — ne uspeti, propastito run s.o. through — prebosti kogato put s.o. through — koga telefonsko zvezatiI read the book through — prebral sem knjigo do kraja;3.adjectiveprehoden, tranziten; direktenthrough ticket — vozovnica, ki velja za proge različnih železniških družbthrough traffic — prehoden, tranziten promet -
8 bail
I 1. [beil] noun(a sum of money which is given to a court of law to get an untried prisoner out of prison until the time of his trial, and which acts as security for his return: bail of $500.) jamščina- bail out2. See also:- bale outII [beil] noun(one of the cross-pieces laid on the top of the wicket in cricket.) paličicaIII see bale II* * *I [beil]nounporoštvo, zastava, jamščina, kavcijaII [beil]nounroč, obroč; Australian okvir, ki drži kravino glavo pri molži; pregraja (v hlevu); history grajski dvoriščni zid; grajsko dvoriščeIII [beil]transitive verbjamčiti; črpati vodo iz čolna, izplatito bail out — jamčiti za koga; osvoboditi; skočiti s padalom -
9 claw
[klo:] 1. noun1) (one of the hooked nails of an animal or bird: The cat sharpened its claws on the tree-trunk.) krempelj2) (the foot of an animal or bird with hooked nails: The owl held the mouse in its claw.) šapa (s kremplji)3) ((the pointed end of) the leg of a crab etc.) klešče2. verb(to scratch or tear (at something) with claws or nails: The two cats clawed at each other.) praskati* * *I [klɔ:]nounkrempelj; šapa; klešče, škarje, ščipalke; derogatory rokato put out a claw — pokazati kremplje, postaviti se v branto cut ( —ali clip, pare) s.o.'s claws — razorožiti koga, pristriči komu perutito get one's claws into s.o. — hudo koga napastiII [klɔ:]transitive verb & intransitive verb(o)praskati; ščipati; zgrabiticlaw me and I'll claw thee — kakor ti meni, tako jaz tebito claw hold of s.th. — prijeti se česanautical to claw off — odriniti proti smeri vetra -
10 hip
I [hip] noun1) ((the bones in) either of the two sides of the body just below the waist: She fell and broke her left hip.) kolk2) ((the measurement round) the body at the level of the widest part of the upper leg and buttocks: This exercise is good for the hips; What hip size are you?) bokiII [hip] adjective((slang) (of people) up-to-date; following the latest fashion in music, clothes etc.) trendovski* * *I [hip]nounanatomy kolk; architecture poševen zatrepto have s.o. on the hip — imeti koga v oblastito get s.o. on the hip — dobiti koga v oblast, premagatito smite s.o. hip and thigh — neusmiljeno koga uničitiII [hip]nounbotany šipekIII [hip]interjectionklic pri vzpodbujanju: hip, hip, —Hurrah!IV [hip]1.nounpotrtost, pobitost;2.transitive verbpotretiV [hip]adjectiveAmerican slang vpeljan, posvečen (v kaj); brez iluzij -
11 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) pravičen2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) upravičen3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) zaslužen•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) ravno2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) prav tako kot3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) pravkar4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) pravkar5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) ravno6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) komaj7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) samo8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) samo; pač; res9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) res•- just now
- just then* * *I [džʌst]adjective ( justly adverb)pravičen (to do); pravilen, upravičen, zaslužen, utemeljen; korekten, neoporečen, resničen; music čistto be just to s.o. — pravično s kom ravnatieconomy just dealings — korekten postopekII [džʌst]adverbpravkar, ravno, prav; komaj, toliko da; samo, zgolj; colloquially resnično, res; pravzapravjust now — pravkar, v tem trenutku; pred kakšnim trenutkomjust as — prav tako kot, ravno kojust so — točno, pravilnothe bullet just missed him — toliko, da ga je strel zgrešiljust a moment, please! — samo trenutek, prosim!just how many are there? — koliko jih pa pravzaprav je?III [džʌst]noun& intransitive verb see joust -
12 on
[on] 1. preposition1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) na2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) v, na3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) v4) (about: a book on the theatre.) o5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) na6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) na7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) na8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) v; na9) (towards: They marched on the town.) na; proti10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) ob11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) na, po12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) pri13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) med, ob14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) za2. adverb1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) na2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) naprej3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) vključen4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) na sporedu5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) na, v3. adjective1) (in progress: The game was on.) v teku2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) še veljati•- oncoming- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto* * *I [ɔn]preposition1.na (on earth, on the radio);2.figurativelyna ( based on facts ki temelji na dejstvih, on demand na zahtevo, to borrow on jewels izposoditi si denar na nakit, a duty on silk carina na svilo, interest on one's capital obresti na kapital);3.(ki si sledi) za ( loss on loss izguba za izgubo);4.(zaposlen) pri, v (to be on a committee, jury, the general staff biti v komisiji, v poroti, pri generalštabu);5.(stanje) v, na ( on duty v službi, dežuren, on fire v ognju, gori, on strike v stavki, on leave na dopustu, on sale na prodaj);6.(namerjen) na, proti (an attack on s.o. napad na koga, a joke on me šala na moj račun, the strain tells on him napor ga zdeluje);7.(predmet, tema) o (a lecture on s.th. p redavanje o čem, to talk on a subject govoriti o nekem predmetu);8.(časovno za en dan) v, na; po, ob ( on Sunday v nedeljo, on April 1 prvega aprila; on his arrival ob njegovem prihodu, on being asked ko so me vprašali);razno: that is a new one on me — to je zame novo, za to še nisem slišalon edge — ko na trnju, nervozenon hand — pri roki, na zalogion one's own — samostojen, neodvisenhave you a match on you? — imaš kakšno vžigalico pri sebi?American colloquially to have nothing on s.o. — ne imeti nič proti komuII [ɔn]adverb1.(tudi v zvezi z glagoli) na ( to have a coat ŋ biti oblečen v plašč, imeti plašč na sebito screw on — priviti na kaj);2.razno: on and on — kar naprejon and off — tu in tam, včasihon with the show! — naprej s programom!to be on — biti prižgan (luč, radio), odprt (voda), na programu (igra), v teku (borba)American slang to be on to — spoznati koga ali kaj do dna, dobro poznatito put on one's clothes (shoes, hat) — obleči se (obuti se, pokriti se)III [ɔn]nounsport leva stran (npr. pri kriketu) -
13 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) govoriti2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) govoričiti3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) pogovarjati se2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) pogovor2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) predavanje3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) govorice4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) besedičenje•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop* * *I [tɔ:k]nounpogovor, razgovor, govorjenje, govor, govoričenje, govorica, (prazno) besedičenje, čenče; predmet pogovora; (radio) predavanje, kramljanje; način govorjenja, izražanje, jezikthe talk of the town figuratively stvar, o kateri vsi govorefull of talk — brbljav, žlobudravidle talk — prazno besedičenje, govoričenjethere is much talk and no work — veliko je govorjenja, storjenega pa ničthose people are nothing but talk — teh ljudi so samo besede, ti ljudje samo frazarijoit will all end in talk — iz tega ne bo nič, ostalo bo le pri besedahthere is talk of his being bankrupt — govori se, da.je (on) v bankrotuII [tɔ:k]intransitive verbpogovarjati se, govoriti, kramljati; govoričiti, klepetati, čenčati: izgovarjati glasove; razpravljati; povedati svojo sodbo, svoje stališče, pojasniti; sporazumeti se; slang pametno govoritifor the sake of talking — le zaradi pogovora, samo da govorimoto talk big ( —ali tall) — bahavo govoriti, bahati seto talk by signals — govoriti, sporazumevati se z znakito talk ill of s.o. — slabo govoriti o komto talk nineteen to the dozen figuratively klepetati, brbljati kot ragljato talk to the point — govoriti konkretno, ne se oddaljiti od predmetanow you are talking figuratively to je pametno govorjenje; tako je prav; sedaj se bomo mogli sporazumetido what you will, people will talk — napravite, kar hočete (karkoli napravite), ljudje bodo vedno imeli svoje pripombe; transitive verb govoriti kaj, o čem; reči; izraziti, izpovedatito talk a donkey's hind leg off figuratively preveč, neprestano govoritito talk turkey — odkrito, naravnost govoritito talk rubbish — govoriti neumnosti, čvekatito talk sense ( —ali wise) — razumno, pametno govoritito talk shop figuratively govoriti (le) o strokovnih, poslovnih zadevah; govoriti stvarnoto talk to o.s. — sam s seboj govoriti, imeti samogovoreto talk to s.o. — resno govoriti s kom, ošteti kogato talk o.s. hoarse — do hripavosti govoritiyou are talking my head off figuratively govoriš toliko, da me glava boli, da mi bo glava odpadlayou are talking me silly — govoriš toliko, da me boš norega naredilto talk through one's hat figuratively pretiravati, blefirati, širokoustiti se; govoriti nesmisle, neumnostito get o.s. talked about — dati govoriti o sebihe tried to talk me into buying the horse — skušal me je pregovoriti, da bi kupil konjato talk s.o. out of s.th. — (skušati) odvrniti koga od česato talk s.o. into believing s.th. — prepričati koga o čemto talk s.o. into his grave figuratively spraviti koga v grob s svojim govorjenjem
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get your leg over — british very informal phrase to have sex Thesaurus: to have sexsynonym sexual activityhyponym Main entry: leg * * * get your leg over Brit informal + impolite … Useful english dictionary
get your leg over — get (your) leg over British & Australian, very informal! if a man gets his leg over, he succeeds in having sex with someone. How was the party, then? Did you get your leg over? … New idioms dictionary
get a leg up — verb a) To get a boost or a lift. I can climb over the fence if I get a leg up from you. b) To gain some advantage; to get a head start. He hopes that all the extra advertising will give him a leg up on the competition … Wiktionary
get a leg up — informal give (someone) a leg up to help someone to be more successful. If you know people in the company you can sometimes get a leg up … New idioms dictionary
Get a leg up — to get start at something … Dictionary of Australian slang
get a leg up — Australian Slang to get start at something … English dialects glossary
Get a leg in — make a start … Dictionary of Australian slang
Get a leg over — have sexual intercourse with … Dictionary of Australian slang
get a leg in — Australian Slang make a start … English dialects glossary
get a leg over — Australian Slang have sexual intercourse with … English dialects glossary
get a leg in — (Slang) make a start; begin … English contemporary dictionary