heavy legs

English

Etymology

Calque of French jambes lourdes

Noun

heavy legs pl (plural only)

1. An alleged medical condition, described as an unpleasant sensation of pain and heaviness in the lower limbs.
   • 2012 June 29, Kevin Mitchell, “Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau”, in The Guardian‎^[1], archived from the original on 15 November 2016:

     Ultimately, it was [Julien] Benneteau whose body and resolve collapsed, as he twice received massage to heavy legs in the fifth set, a stretching of the regulations allowing for strictly medical attention on court.

Translations

alleged medical condition

• French: jambes lourdes (fr) f pl