English / idiom
Not Have a Leg to Stand on
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To have no proof, evidence, or sound justification to support one's argument
In context
01
Without eyewitness testimony or video evidence, the prosecutor does not have a leg to stand on in court.
02
You accuse him of theft without checking inventory records, so you do not have a leg to stand on.
Synonyms
baseless,groundless,indefensible
Antonyms
well-founded,justified,solidly backed
Collocations
leave someone without a leg to stand on,not have a leg to stand on legally,argument has no leg to stand on