Not Have a Leg to Stand on

Not Have a Leg to Stand on

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Here’s an idiom about arguments, and legs.

NOT HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON

Iets listen to my friends talking :

And using this American idiom :

At first, the insurance company didn’t believe me when I said the driver ran the red light before hitting my car.

But, there’s a video that clearly showed his car going through the red light.

Oh, in that case, he doesn’t have a leg to stand on!

He’s going to have to pay to fix your car.

NOT having a leg to stand on, means a person does not have any evidence to support his or her argument.

Without evidence, your argument does not stand up under questioning because, if you think about it, not having a leg would make it difficult to stand.

and that’s English in a Minute!