"To shorten the legs" is an expression that means to reduce the length or duration of something. It suggests that the legs, which typically support and add length to an object, are being made shorter to make it smaller or quicker.
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I have the same one, but I need to get it altered too — did you
just shorten the leg hem or did you adjust the top too?
If you don't have a table and can't afford a new one, search for an inexpensive wooden table and
shorten the legs with a handsaw.
Harrington notes that «paint can go a long way... as well
as shortening legs and adding wheels.»
This culminated in his 15 - ton marble statue of Alison Lapper, a fellow artist born with no arms and
severely shortened legs, which was displayed on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, London from September 2005 until October 2007.
According to Cameron, «
Shortening the leg dramatically impacts the look and fit of the jean — the knee point is in the wrong place by the time you cut four inches off.»
I love the flexibility of this one - size diaper: it will fit most full - term newborns, thanks to the unique adjustable toggle mechanism used to size the diaper by lengthening or shortening the leg elastics
I never thought I'd go for the culottes silhouette - they
do shorten the leg but who cares?
In order to avoid driving with your arms straight out you have to move the driver's seat up close
which shortens the leg room.
This does not mean the surgery has failed, but is due to the fact that your dog is no longer working with a correctly formed joint, but rather with a false joint and a
slightly shortened leg, and so the dynamics of the hip have completely changed.
Lapper, who was born with no arms and
shortened legs due to a congenital disorder, posed naked for Quinn when she was eight months pregnant.
[5] Dog breeding became more systemic to preserve unique mutations such
as shortened legs, a shortened face, new fur colors and textures.
Quinn is a member of the YBA (Young British Artists) and is best know for his challenging figurative sculptures such as Self, the artist's portrait cast in his own blood and Alison Lapper Pregnant, a massive marble sculpture installed on the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square in London featuring a pregnant woman born with no arms and
severely shortened legs.
To minimize, discredit, misuse or ignore another will
shorten that leg.
So easy to clean, love that you can
shorten the legs to he can have a picnic lunch with his older cousins.
You can't tell in the photos but I had to fold the waistband over to
shorten the legs.
They shorten the leg, kind of like capris, and they are wide so they add volume.
Wear what makes you feel like a luminous creature of incomparable beauty, even if that happens to be a skirt that
shortens your legs or a tunic that masks your waistline.
The majority of my pants bunch around them, they look silly with cuffed bottoms and
they shorten my legs with skirts and dresses.
Have you recently scrutinized the curves of your feet and how your flats accentuate them, either elongating or
shortening your leg, depending on their fit?
By all means, she should stay away from ankles straps as
they shorten her legs.
My shoes are from Vince Camuto — I was never a fan of the gladiator sandal trend since they tend to
shorten your leg, but these nude heeled sandals are AMAZING (not gunna lie): p
Whether it's because you want to
shorten the legs of your jeans or simply change up your style, turn ups have been a mainstay...
The pattern is drafted for a 5» 6 ″ body...
I shortened the legs 3 ″ and the rise 1 ″.
Even if that happens to be a skirt that
shortens your legs or a tunic that masks your waistline.
Basically, they cut the hem off,
shorten the leg and sew the original hem back on - so your jeans don't have the dreaded «fake hem» look.
Avoid long skirts, because the strap and length of skirt tend to
shorten your legs.
For one, they tend to
shorten your legs.
I'm a lover of gladiator flats, even if they may
shorten my legs, and I already envision myself wearing this metallic ring gladiator sandal with a flowy white summer dress or some oversized white tee and denim shorts.
I ordered the small version and didn't even have to
shorten the legs.
Somehow they manage not to
shorten my legs and the light leather matches most of my brown belts and beloved Roots backpack.
Unfortunately,
shortening the legs would have eliminated the boarder.
So avoid ankle straps (however, T - straps are slimming) or details that visually
shorten your legs.
Any lower and it will start to
shorten your leg.
Being short, they tend to
shorten the leg.
Apart from
the shortened legs, these medium sized, muscular cats should be proportional.
These cats look much like any other domestic cats except for
their shortened legs, with the front legs slightly shorter than the hind legs.