| Id | ESLPod_0440_WE_0555 |
|---|---|
| Episode Id | ESLPod 440 |
| Episode Title | Being a Self-Made Man/Woman |
| Phrase | a leg up |
| Text | In this podcast, the phrase "a leg up" means an advantage, a head start, or something that helps one do something faster or better than one could do it without that thing: "This swimmer has very long arms that gave him a leg up in the swimming competition." The phrase "to not have a leg to stand on" means to be unable to prove something or to be unable to argue something successfully: "Unless we can find that voice recording, your statement about what he said doesn't have a leg to stand on." Finally, the phrase "to pull (someone's) leg" means to trick someone or to make someone else believe something that isn't true: "He was just pulling your leg. He doesn't really have thirteen brothers and twelve sisters." |
| Topics | Business |
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