"be all legs" meaning in All languages combined

See be all legs on Wiktionary

Phrase [Englisch]

Etymology: wörtlich: „ganz Beine sein“; vergleiche be all ears
  1. fast nur aus Beinen bestehen
    Sense id: de-be_all_legs-en-phrase-OgY5Xv46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (fast nur aus Beinen bestehen): Beinen (Deutsch), bestehen (Deutsch)
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