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leg over

C1 slang
In simple words

British slang for having sex with someone.

Literal meaning: To move one leg over something, as when climbing over a fence.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic slang

(British vulgar slang) To have sex with someone; almost always in the phrase 'get a leg over'.

"The film was just another story about a lad trying to get a leg over at a party."

Usage notes

Almost exclusively used in the phrase 'get a leg over'. Crude British slang; offensive to many. Used humorously among friends but inappropriate in most contexts. Learners should recognise it but avoid using it.

Commonly used with

get chance manage try

Forms

Base
leg over
I/you/we/they
3rd person
legs over
he/she/it
Past simple
leged over
yesterday
Past participle
leged over
have + pp
-ing form
leging over
continuous

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Synonyms

shag sleep with have sex with get off with

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