show a leg

== English == === Etymology === Supposedly originated in the 19th-century Royal Navy as a waking call. === Pronunciation === === Verb === show a leg (third-person singular simple present shows a leg, present participle showing a leg, simple past showed a leg, past participle shown a leg) (idiomatic, nautical, chiefly imperative) To wake up and get out of bed. === See also === shake a leg break a leg === References ===