Idioms


Idioms can be a powerful linguistic tool only when they are used in the right way in the right places.


Idiom:
not have a leg to stand on

Meaning:
to have no good proof or excuse for something, to have no good evidence or defence to offer someone

Example:
"The company does not have a leg to stand on if they refuse to pay the money that they owe you."


List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
An idiom is a group of words, or in other words, a phrase that has a meaning other than its literal meaning of the words in it.
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