Where did no leg to stand on come from?

Origin. British English form the late 16th century. It seems that this idiom first made reference to chairs and stools. Each time a leg was taken off the stool it would provide less support to the person sitting on it.

What does you have nothing to stand on mean?

to not have any way of proving that you are right about something.

What does no leg mean?

adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you say that someone is legless, you mean that they are extremely drunk.

What does the expression have legs mean?

If something has legs, it means people have interest in it. This expression often describes a story, issue or scandal. If you are involved in a scandal that has legs, you will hear about it for a long time, which is unfortunate.

What is under the thumb?

: under someone’s control or influence He kept the employees under his thumb.

What does sick as a dog mean?

very sick
Definition of sick as a dog informal. : very sick.

What is another word for having a leg to stand on?

to have no reasonable basis for an opinion or argument. It’s only my word against his, so I don’t have a leg to stand on. Synonyms. have no basis. be vulnerable.

What does dont give a table legs mean?

If someone says any of those phrases, it just means that a situation doesn’t bother them at all.

What does under someone’s nose mean?

Definition of (right) under someone’s nose —used to describe something that someone fails to see or notice even though he or she should I don’t know why you couldn’t find it—it’s right here under your nose. They were embezzling funds right under his nose. The answer was right under our noses the whole time.

What is under the nose?

if something, especially a bad thing, happens under your nose, it happens in your presence or very near to you, and you do not or cannot do anything to stop it.