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stretch your legs
take a short walk after sitting
To stretch your legs means to walk around briefly after sitting still for a while.
Hear it in real life
Shall we stop at the next service station?
Yes, I need to stretch my legs.
After three hours on the train, I got off to stretch my legs.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Let's make a stretch of our legs for a few minutes.
Say: Let's stretch our legs for a few minutes.
Use stretch your legs as the fixed expression; do not add make a stretch of.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
stretch your legs; stop to stretch your legs
Your turn: say it out loud
After three hours on the train, I got off to stretch my legs.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
stretch your legs
take a short walk after sitting
“After three hours on the train, I got off to stretch my legs.”
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