| 单词 | not to have a leg to stand on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot to have a leg to stand on (a) not to have a leg to stand on and variants: to be without support; spec. (a) to have no grounding in truth or evidence; (b) to hold a weak position in an argument or be without the support of the law in a legal matter. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > contrary evidence > lack evidence [phrase] not to have a leg to stand on1594 1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. C3 Faine he would have patcht out a polt-foote tale, but (God he knowes) it had not one true legge to stand on. a1645 W. Laud Hist. Troubles & Tryal (1695) 485 My Lord's fine Simile hath neither Crutch nor Leg to stand on. 1757 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 343/2 He is still a little remnant of a ministry that seems not to have more than half a leg to stand on. 1798 M. Hays Appeal to Men Great Brit. 117 The truth is that they have not a leg to stand upon, when examined upon the principles of reason. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 8 As if the Yankee man were determined to leave the..brigadier without a leg to stand upon, as a lawyer would say. 1889 St. G. Mivart Truth 131 The latter hypothesis..has not a leg to stand on. 1944 E. S. Gardner Case of Black-eyed Blonde (1948) xvi. 158 Mildred had gone to a lawyer, and the lawyer had advised her that she didn't have a legal leg to stand on. 1973 J. Wainwright Pride of Pigs 179 You haven't a leg to stand on... You don't even out-rank me. 2003 H. Holt Death in Pract. (2004) xvii. 226 You can whistle for the money, Gillespie, you haven't got a leg to stand on. < as lemmas |
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