* to take the legs
Idiom used here and there by Some People
/də ˈbeː.nə(n) ˈneː.mə(n)/ • To run off, make a run for it or escape by running.
"Ik wou hem nog een vraag stellen maar hij had al de benen genomen"
"I wanted to ask him another question but he had already taken the legs"
Added July 2020 by amarens