They have no legs to stand on?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="no">no</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="on">on</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="vocal">vocal</span> <span word="politically">politically</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="realizing">realizing</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="on">on</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="nimble">nimble</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> – <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="vocal">vocal</span> – <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> – <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="realizing">realizing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="doctrines">doctrines</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="convincing">convincing</span> – <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="unsupportable">unsupportable</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> “<span word="realizing">realizing</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="on">on</span>” <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="realizing">realizing</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="period">period</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> – <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="on">on</span>.”</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="support">support</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heap">heap</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="erect">erect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>, <span word="American">American</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="not">not</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="them">them</span>” <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stamina">stamina</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p>
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