To “leg it” is a commonly used British phrase to mean to quickly run away from something.
“I was caught fighting someone by the head so I legged it”
“If we see Jessica, just leg it”
Irish slang to run/sprint often to escape someone/something
"The farmer came out with his gun so we decided to leg it"
Leg it means to run as fast as you can.
Person 1: There's a guy with a gun, pointing it at us!
Person 2: Leg it!
*they both run away as fast as they can*
The act of running away like a pussy.
We had to leg it from the shopkeeper when he realised the coins we gave him were covered in dog shit.
The British Way Of Saying “Run Quickly”
Matt:The Cops Are Here
James:LEG IT!
Run really fast with short notice usually away from something.
‘Leg it’
‘What does the mean?’
‘To run away from something’