We opened the very first rock climbing gym in America in 1987 on Elliott Ave in Seattle. The gym was no more than rocks glued to painted plywood panels.
shake a leg in British English. old-fashioned informal âº used to âtell someone to âhurry or âact more âquickly: Come on, Nick, shake a âleg or we'll never be âready in âtime.
Originally, the phrase had to do with dancing and dancers. An 1863 advertisement for a ball stated: âNearly every man in town able to shake a leg has purchased a ticket.â From there, the phrase evolved into âhurry up,â probably something to do with dancersâ quick feet.