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1 not have a leg to stand on
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2 leg
n. voet; been; gedeelte (bij een wedstrijd); meeteenheid bij vliegen--------v. benen, vlug lopen; zich het vuur uit de sloffen lopenleg15 〈 benaming voor〉 gedeelte (van groter geheel) ⇒ etappe 〈 van reis, wedstrijd e.d.〉; estafetteonderdeel; manche 〈 van wedstrijd〉♦voorbeelden:get someone back on his legs • iemand er weer bovenop helpenkeep one's legs • zich staande houdenpull someone's leg • iemand voor de gek houdenshake a leg • opschietennot have a leg to stand on • geen poot hebben om op te staanstand on one's own legs • op eigen benen staantake to one's legs • zich uit de voeten makenwalk one's legs off • zich het vuur uit de sloffen lopenwalk someone off his legs • iemand laten lopen tot hij erbij neervaltbe all legs • uit zijn krachten gegroeid zijnoff one's legs • zijn gemak ervan nemendbe (up) on one's legs • op de been zijn3 schenkel♦voorbeelden:♦voorbeelden:————————leg2〈werkwoord; legged〉♦voorbeelden:
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not a leg to stand on — {n. phr.}, {informal} No good proof or excuse; no good evidence or defense to offer. * /The man with a gun and $300 in his pocket was accused of robbing an oil station. He did not have a leg to stand on./ … Dictionary of American idioms
not a leg to stand on — {n. phr.}, {informal} No good proof or excuse; no good evidence or defense to offer. * /The man with a gun and $300 in his pocket was accused of robbing an oil station. He did not have a leg to stand on./ … Dictionary of American idioms
not\ a\ leg\ to\ stand\ on — n. phr. informal No good proof or excuse; no good evidence or defense to offer. The man with a gun and $300 in his pocket was accused of robbing an oil station. He did not have a leg to stand on … Словарь американских идиом
not a leg to stand on — no good proof or excuse, no good evidence or defence to offer someone The company doesn t have a leg to stand on if they try to refuse to pay you the money that they owe you … Idioms and examples
not have a leg to stand on — To have no case at all • • • Main Entry: ↑leg * * * not have a leg to stand on informal phrase to not have any way of proving that you are right about something When it comes to centralism, the UK government doesn’t have a leg to stand on.… … Useful english dictionary
not have a leg to stand on — (not) have a leg to stand on to be in a situation where you cannot prove something. The problem is, if you don t have a witness, you don t have a leg to stand on. I haven t even got the receipt to prove where I bought it, so I don t have a leg to … New idioms dictionary
not have a leg to stand on — ► to not have any way of supporting your opinion or defending your position on something: »The State Department doesn t have a leg to stand on if it s going to contradict its own analysis. Main Entry: ↑leg … Financial and business terms
have a leg to stand on — (not) have a leg to stand on to be in a situation where you cannot prove something. The problem is, if you don t have a witness, you don t have a leg to stand on. I haven t even got the receipt to prove where I bought it, so I don t have a leg to … New idioms dictionary
not have a leg to stand on — ► not have a leg to stand on have no sound justification for one s arguments or actions. Main Entry: ↑leg … English terms dictionary
(not) have leg to stand on — To say that someone doesn t have a leg to stand on means that they can t prove what they say. Three people testified against him. He didn t have a leg to stand on … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
not have a leg to stand on — to have no support for your position. The company settled the lawsuit because they did not have a leg to stand on … New idioms dictionary