stretch one's legs

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stretch one's legs (third-person singular simple present stretches one's legs, present participle stretching one's legs, simple past and past participle stretched one's legs)

1. (idiomatic) To walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down.

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

   • 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 66:

     Finally, after nearly two and a half hours on the same train, I have the chance to stretch my legs at Taunton while I wait for the Bristol service.