not have a leg to stand on

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tolacksupport, as in anargument,debate, ornegotiation.1857,Charles Dickens, chapter8, inLittle Dorrit, volume 2:‘You see?’ said Mrs Gowan, turning the palms of her hands towards Mr Meagles, as if she were Justice herself, representing to him that he had better confess, for he hadnot a leg to stand on.1910,Edith Wharton, “Afterward”, inTales of Men and Ghosts:"But Mr. Elwell's lawyers apparently did not take your view, since I suppose the suit was withdrawn by their advice." "Oh, yes, they knew hehadn't a leg to stand on."1931,E. F. Benson, chapter 4, inMapp and Lucia:It was borne in upon Elizabeth that shehadn't got a leg to stand uponand she sat down.2003October 3,Charlie LeDuff, Dean E. Murphy, “The California Recall: Sexual Accusations Prompt an Apology By Schwarzenegger”, inNew York Times‎[1]:If his word and image are consistently proven to be false, hedoesn't have a leg to stand on.

Examples:

EN: I mean, he would not have a leg to stand on it.
ES: Quiero decir, él no tendría argumentos en los que apoyarse.
ID: Pria itu takkan menang.
EN: The truth is, the revisionists do not have a leg to stand on.
HI: गौरतलब है कि रेपिस्ट को अपने किए का कोई पछतावा नहीं है।
EN: I think that your conspiracy theory does not have a leg to stand on.
HI: सोचता हूँ तेरे बीना ज़िंदगी का कोई कीनारा तो नहीं
EN: and did not have a leg to stand on when it came to meriting his father's
TE: " అయినా కన్నా, తండ్రికి గుండె ఆపరేషన్ జరిగినా చూడ్డానికి రానంత బిజీ అయిపోయావామ్మా?
EN: In the circumstances Pakistan does not have a leg to stand on.
TE: ఇలాంటి పరిస్థితుల్లో పాకిస్తాన్ కు ఏం చేయాలో పాలుపోని పరిస్థితి నెలకొంది.
EN: Because you do not have a leg to stand on.
TE: ఎందుకంటే మీరు నవ్వడానికి ఒక్క సీన్ కూడా లేదు.

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