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Meaning of have legs | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To have endurance; to have prospects to exist or go on for a long time.
    idiomatic
  2. To have speed.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, legs.

Equivalents

Suomi kestää
Français avoir la peau dure avoir la vie dure

Examples

“Your plan will tell you if your idea has legs and is viable.”
“The longer a film plays (which, in show business terms, means that the film has legs), the more the theater gradually earns from ticket sales.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

have little time for have marital relations have mercy have more chins than a Chinese phone book have more chins than a Chinese phonebook have more chins than Chinatown

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