leg around

English

Verb

leg around (third-person singular simple present legs around, present participle legging around, simple past and past participle legged around)

1. (archaic, slang) To hang around a person or place to suck up to them, to lobby them or to otherwise get special treatment.
   • 1896, Stone, volume 13, page 68:

     We believe the dealer in building material is "legging around" after the architect, contractor and builder, with the same end in view that the publisher of the Clay-Worker has in "legging around" after him to get an order for advertising.