phrasal
: support ; especially : a basis for one's position in a controversy — usually used in the negative
would not have a leg to stand on in his defiance — A.L.Hammond
he had no legal legs to stand on — Spectator
phrasal
: support ; especially : a basis for one's position in a controversy — usually used in the negative
would not have a leg to stand on in his defiance — A.L.Hammond
he had no legal legs to stand on — Spectator
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012