return leg

rɪˈtɜrn lɛɡ

Definition

Definition of return leg - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

travelthe part of a journey back to the starting point

The return leg of our trip was delayed due to weather.

sports

the second game in a two-legged match

They won the return leg to advance to the finals.

return match

second leg

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Expressions with return

return empty-handed

come back without obtaining an item

She searched for the book but returned empty-handed.

by return

adv.

immediately after receiving something

Please send the documents by return.

return the favour

do something nice for someone who helped you

She helped me last week, so I will return the favour.

return to sender

send back to the original sender

The package was damaged, so I had to return to sender.

return to earth

become more realistic or grounded

After the meeting, he had to return to earth.

return to form

comeback to previous success or quality

The team's return to form surprised everyone this season.

Expressions with leg

hollow leg

capacity to eat large amounts of food

He must have a hollow leg because he ate everything.

leg it

run quickly, especially to escape trouble

When he saw the police, he decided to leg it..

lead leg

dominant leg used for balance or support

Her lead leg helped her maintain stability.

break someone's leg

cause injury that fractures another person’s leg bone

The reckless tackle nearly broke his leg during the game.

give someone a leg up

help someone climb by lifting them up

He gave her a leg up over the wall.

an arm and a leg

very high price for something, often in costs or payments

The new phone cost an arm and a leg.

break a leg

intj.

used to wish success before a performance or other big event

Break a leg tonight before you go on stage!

my leg has gone dead

exp.

feeling lost in the leg due to pressure

After sitting too long, my leg has gone dead.

they're pulling your leg

exp.

deceiving someone in a playful way

Relax—they’re pulling your leg about the surprise party.

crooked as a dog's hind leg

exp.

very dishonest and likely to cheat or trick others

He is crooked as a dog's hind leg in all his business deals..

Examples of return leg in a sentence

The return leg took longer than expected.
The return leg was more challenging than the first.
Fans eagerly awaited the return leg of the championship.

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French:trajet retour, match retour, ...
German:Rückweg, Rückspiel, ...
Italian:tratto di ritorno, gara di ritorno, ...
Spanish:tramo de regreso, partido de vuelta, ...
Portuguese:viagem de volta, jogo de volta, ...
Chinese:返程, 第二回合, ...
Japanese:帰りの旅, リターンレグ, ...
Arabic:رِحْلَة عَائِدَة, مُباراة الإِياب, ...
Hebrew:מִקְטַע הַחֲזָרָה, מִשְׂחַק גּוֹמְלִין, ...
Russian:обратный путь, ответный матч, ...
Ukrainian:зворотний шлях, матч-відповідь, ...
Hindi:वापसी यात्रा, वापसी मैच, ...
Bengali:ফেরার যাত্রা, দ্বিতীয় লেগ, ...
Catalan:trajecte de tornada, partit de tornada, ...
Czech:zpáteční cesta, odveta, ...
Danish:en hjemrejse, returopgør, ...
Dutch:terugreis, terugwedstrijd, ...
Greek:διαδρομή επιστροφής, επαναληπτικός αγώνας, ...
Hungarian:visszaút, visszavágó, ...
Khmer:ដំណាក់កាលត្រឡប់វិញ, ការប្រកួតជើងទីពីរ, ...
Korean:돌아오는 여정, 2차전, ...
Persian:مسیر برگشت, بازی برگشت, ...
Polish:droga powrotna, rewanż, ...
Portuguese (BR):viagem de volta, jogo de volta, ...
Romanian:drumul de întoarcere, meciul retur, ...
Swedish:återresan, returmötet, ...
Thai:ขากลับ, นัดที่สอง, ...
Turkish:dönüş yolculuğu, rövanş maçı, ...
Vietnamese:chặng về, trận lượt về, ...

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