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Идиомы на тему Leg and Foot

• Break a leg!
  Желаю удачи! (используется перед выходом на сцену)

  "Break a leg!" one of the actors called to the lead actor.
• get one's sea legs
  привыкнуть к чему-либо (например, к движению корабля)

  I couldn't get my sea legs on board the ship for a long time.
• have a hollow leg
  быть в состоянии много есть и пить

  Tim is very fat; he definitely has a hollow leg.
• have a leg to stand on
  иметь поддержку, оправдание, свидетельство чего-либо

  Robert did not have a leg to stand on in the explanation of his behavior.
• have a leg up on (someone)
  иметь преимущество перед кем-либо

  Rita knows two foreign languages and she has a leg up on the other applicants for the job.
• have legs
  иметь продолжение

  Gossip usually has legs. People will be talking about my failure for a long time.
• on (something's) last legs
  изношенный, "на ладан дышит"

  Our TV set is on its last legs, so we are going to buy a new one soon.
• pull (someone's) leg
  подшучивать над кем-либо, дурачить кого-либо

  Nathan is fond of playing tricks on people and he is always pulling my leg when he sees me.
• shake a leg
  идти быстро, "шевелить ногами"

  "Please shake a leg if you want to be in time for the lecture."
• stretch one's legs
  размять ноги

  After he had been driving for six hours, he stopped for a while to stretch his legs.
• tail between one's legs
  быть пристыженным или побеждённым

  Steve had boasted he would win the tournament, but he went home with his tail between his legs.
• with one's tail between one's legs
  испугаться или струсить, "поджать хвост"

  The boss told Mike to get out, and the latter left the office with his tail between his legs.