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Difference between Be off one’s legs and Be run off one’s legs

be off one’s legs—be resting:

  • She didn’t know how long she could manage it, but for the time being at least she was off her legs.

Note: The expression is not antonymous in meaning to the phrase be on one’s legs—(also: be on one’s feet)

1. be standing up while working:

  • His sciatica bothers him mainly after being on his legs all day.

2. get up (to speak, etc.):

  • “It’s a lie!” Foe was on his legs, and he fairly shouted it.

3. recover after an illness:

  • Willie is now in the Middlesex Military Hospital…. He is pro gressing favorably and soon hopes to be on his legs again.

be run off one’s legs —(also: be rushed off one’s legs) be tired to the point of exhaustion:

  • The servers were run off their legs trying to keep the buffet tables supplied.