‘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 had not a leg to stand on.
"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 Elwell's lawyers apparently did not take your view, since I suppose the suit was withdrawn by their advice."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 he hadn't a leg to stand on."
2003年10月3日, Charlie LeDuff and Dean E. Murphy, “The California Recall: Sexual Accusations Prompt an Apology By Schwarzenegger”, 出自 New York Times[1]:
If his word and image are consistently proven to be false, he doesn't have a leg to stand on.