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.
late 14c., charge, onrush, from shake (v.). Meaning a hard shock is from 1560s. From 1580s as act of shaking; 1660s as irregular vibration. The hand-grip salutation so called by 1712. As a figure of instantaneous action, it is recorded from 1816. Phrase fair shake honest deal is attested from 1830, American English.