phrase. If you say that someone does not have a leg to stand on, or hasn't got a leg to stand on, you mean that a statement or claim they have made cannot be justified or proved.
to have no good arguments to support your position: They settled the lawsuit because they did not have a leg to stand on.
Being able to stand on one leg is linked to increased levels of physical activity and decreased risk of falls and is associated with both quality and length of life.
: to have an advantage over others.
He who deliberates fully before taking a step will spend his entire life on one leg. – Chinese Proverb. Whether he is procrastinating or just 'reflecting,' he's not going anywhere while balanced on just one leg. To take action, he'll need both feet on the ground.
The Proverb says: “If you heal a person's leg do not be surprised if they use it to run away.” African proverbs are insightful, often witty sayings that offer advice and wisdom on a wide range of topics, from relationships to parenting to business.
The idiom a leg up means (1) a boost or (2) a position of advantage. When you get a leg up on your competition, you're at least temporarily ahead of them in some significant way. The phrase comes from foot racing, where getting a leg up at the start of the race gives an edge.
British, informal + impolite, of a man. : to have sex with a woman.
It means she likes you and find you attractive. This happened to me back in high school when this girl layed her legs across my legs as we sat next to each other in class all while she was doing her nails.
Means she is comfortable with you. It could also be flirting or a show of affection. Use your brain. Think back to how she has acted towards you in recent weeks and days.
not have a leg to stand on (Informal) have no basis, be vulnerable, be undermined, be invalid, be illogical, be defenceless, lack support, be full of holes It's only my word against his, so I don't have a leg to stand on.
In addition to improving balance, standing on one leg can also enhance your coordination and reflexes. This is because maintaining balance requires the coordinated effort of several body systems, including the visual, vestibular (inner ear), and proprioceptive (sensory receptors) systems.
A person who's had an arm or a leg surgically removed is an amputee.
"Under someone's thumb" is an idiom that means "under someone's control or influence." It generally has a negative connotation and can imply that someone has been forced into a position where they have no control ("Federal regulators have investors under their thumb," or "He had her under his thumb").
: to become very upset or angry. He lost his head and said some things he regrets.
informal. 1. : to hold one's hands together so that someone can step into them while climbing up onto something. I don't think I can get on this horse without help. Can someone give me a leg up?
Traditionally, when a woman and a man kiss, the woman tends to lift one leg to show just how hot and heavy it's getting or to demonstrate how much she trusts the man to hold her up.
When a girl let you touch her thigh, it means that she is comfortable with you. It can be something sexual, or just a friendly intimate gesture. If in a romantic situation, it means she is letting me be more romantically and physically intimate, with likely more to come later.
There are a few reasons why a guy might stare at a girl's thighs. Maybe he's admiring her curves, or maybe he's thinking about what it would feel like to touch her skin. Maybe he's imagining kissing her neck as his hands slide up her thighs. Or maybe he's just wondering why she's wearing such short shorts.
A self-pitying person.
To snog is to kiss. A teenage couple might snog throughout an entire two hour movie. The verb snog is British slang for kiss, cuddle, or make out. It's a word that is more and more common in American English as well, as a casual way to talk about kissing.
AFRICAN PROVERB: The beauty of a woman becomes useless if there is no one to admire it.
The Akan of Ghana have a proverb that says, "Death, for all his power, cannot carry water from the river with a sieve." This means that while Death may take the body, he will not be able to take the soul.
It expresses metaphorically the muscular strength, and the pride of the runner. "He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man" (Psalms 147:10). "His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold" (Song of Solomon 5:15).