in high leg

in high leg
in high leg (archaic)
In great excitement
• • •
Main Entry:leg

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • High leg delta — A high leg delta (also known as wild leg or red leg delta) is a type of electrical service connection sometimes found in older three phase electric power installations. This type of service is supplied by a transformer having four wires coming… …   Wikipedia

  • High-heeled footwear — (often abbreviated as high heels) is footwear which raise the heel of the wearer s foot significantly higher than the toes. When both the heel and the toes are raised equal amounts, as in a platform shoe, it is not considered to be a high heel .… …   Wikipedia

  • high - tall — ◊ high You use high to describe things which measure a larger distance than usual from the bottom to the top. For example, you talk about a high hill or a high fence . ...the high mountains of northern Japan. ...the high walls of the prison. ◊… …   Useful english dictionary

  • high kick — noun A dancer s kick high in the air, usu with a straight leg • • • Main Entry: ↑high * * * 1. n. a kick with the foot high in the air, for example in dancing or martial arts 2. v. [intrans.] high kick make such a kick Derivatives: high kicking… …   Useful english dictionary

  • leg-up — n give sb a leg up informal a) to help someone to get up to a high place by joining your hands together so they can use them as a step b) BrE to help someone succeed in their job …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • High Justice — is a 1974 collection of science fiction short stories by Jerry Pournelle. A major part of the background of these stories is the final fall of the Welfare States; Russia is never mentioned, and the US is downsliding due to inflation and political …   Wikipedia

  • high-stepping — high stepper, n. /huy step ing/, adj. 1. seeking unrestrained pleasure, as by frequenting night clubs, parties, etc.; leading a wild and fast life: a high stepping young crowd. 2. (of a horse) moving with the leg raised high. [1840 50] * * * …   Universalium

  • High Island Offshore System — is a natural gas pipeline system that gathers gas in the offshore Gulf of Mexico and brings it into ANR Pipeline s eastern leg and Enbridge Pipelines UTOS. It is owned by El Paso Corporation. Its FERC code is 77.… …   Wikipedia

  • Leg before wicket — Ray Lindwall traps Peter May leg before wicket in the First Test of the 1954–55 Ashes series. In the sport of cricket, leg before wicket (LBW) is one of the ways in which a batsman can be dismissed. An umpire will rule a batsman out LBW under a… …   Wikipedia

  • High ankle sprain — A high ankle sprain, also known as a syndesmotic ankle sprain, is a sprain of the syndesmotic ligaments that connect the tibia and fibula on the lower leg. Syndesmotic ankle sprains are known as high because their location on the lower leg is… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”