go legit

go legit
{v. phr.} To start practicing a legitimate business after having been operating outside of the law. * /"The old days are over," the crime boss said to his friends. "We are going legit as of right now."/

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • legit — le‧git [lɪˈdʒɪt] adjective spoken informal 1. legal or official: • If your business is legit, then you have nothing to fear from the taxman. • I borrowed from legit sources so far as I could. 2. go legit to start working in a legal way after… …   Financial and business terms

  • Legit Ballin' — is a record label that was started and run by speed rapper Twista. The record label includes talents such as Benda, Jus Ruthless, Whiteboy James, and Eryka Kane.ee also* List of record labels …   Wikipedia

  • Legit. — Legit.     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Abbreviations     ► Abbreviation in general use, chiefly Ecclesiastical     Legitime, Legitimus ( Legally , legitimate ) The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VIII. New York: Robert Appleton Company …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • legit — colloquial shortening of LEGITIMATE (Cf. legitimate), 1897, originally in theater, in reference to legitimate drama, that which has literary merit (Shakespeare, etc.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • legit — [lə jit′] adj. Slang legitimate …   English World dictionary

  • Legit (professional wrestling) — In professional wrestling, legit (from legitimate ) is a List of professional wrestling s sl. booked, or a performer who relies on wrestling skill and ability, as opposed to his gimmick, to gain notoriety and popularity with fans. In the recent… …   Wikipedia

  • Legit (TV series) — Infobox Television show name =Legit caption = genre =Situation comedy creator = director =Iain Davidson developer = presenter = starring =Steven McNicoll Jordan Young voices = narrated = theme music composer = opentheme = endtheme = composer =… …   Wikipedia

  • legit — [[t]ləʤɪ̱t[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you describe a person or thing as legit, you mean that they are in accordance with the law or with a particular set of rules and regulations. [INFORMAL] I checked him out, he s legit... What is the… …   English dictionary

  • legit — le|git [lıˈdʒıt] adj [not before noun] spoken informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: legitimate] 1.) legal or allowed by official rules ▪ Don t worry, the deal s strictly legit. 2.) honest and not trying to deceive people ▪ Are you sure he s legit? …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • legit — adjective (not before noun) spoken 1 legal or following official rules; legitimate 1 (1): Don t worry, the deal s strictly legit. 2 honest and not trying to deceive people: Are you sure he s legit? …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • legit — /ləˈdʒɪt/ (say luh jit) adjective Colloquial 1. legitimate: it s legit for you to attend. 2. to be believed; true: his excuse is legit. {shortened form of legitimate} …  

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
https://idioms.en-academic.com/39315/go_legit Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”