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not have a leg to stand on

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To not have a leg to stand on is to have no evidence or argument at all. He does not have a leg to stand on.

It is used most in disputes about rights and contracts. Anybody who does not have a leg to stand on is usually the last person to realise it.

Definitions of not have a leg to stand on

  1. 1phrasenot have a leg to stand onTo have no evidence or argument at all.C1

    “Without the receipt he did not have a leg to stand on.”

not have a leg to stand on is a phrase.

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