rubber legs
Post-marathon limb feeling
Rubber legs describes legs that feel weak, unsteady, or unable to support the body properly—as if made of rubber rather than bone and muscle.
The condition typically follows intense physical exertion, fear, shock, or intoxication: I had rubber legs after running the marathon, The news left me with rubber legs.
Athletes use the term when exhaustion compromises their ability to move normally.
- wobblyTending to teeter
- jellyFruit spread, no seeds
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- weakLacking power or force
- weak in the kneesOverwhelmed to unsteadiness
trembling · shaking like a leaf · exhausted · marathon · finish line · drunk · stumbling · noodles · fawn · unsteady · quivering · fatigued · workout · knees · buckling · collapse · dizzy · tipsy
- slapstickpratfall, banana peel, pie throw, falling down, custard pie
- fly fishingfly rod, rainbow trout, brown trout, fly line, fly fishing
rubber legsfirm footing
sure-footed · stable footing · sea legs · steady as a rock · balanced stance
rubber legsstrong legs
Muscular lower limbs
powerful legs · fresh legs · well-rested · full strength · spring in one's step
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