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ESLPod_0440_WE_0555 Being a Self-Made Man/Woman 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."

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ESLPod 440 a leg up Business

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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