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I spend 90 percent of my time saying no, and my accountant yells at me for it, but when I started in this business, I wanted my career to have legs.
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Meaning of "have legs" in the English dictionary

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAVE LEGS

have it
have it away
have it both ways
have it coming
have it coming to one
have it in for
have it in one
have it so good
have itchy feet
have kittens
have no time for
have no use for
have no words for
have nothing on
have nothing to do with
have on
have on one´s back
have one foot in the grave
have one over the eight
have one´s back to the wall

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAVE LEGS

bandy legs
bow legs
daddy longlegs
daddy-longlegs
frogs´ legs
on its last legs
sea legs
shearlegs
sheerlegs
spindlelegs
stretch one´s legs
stridelegs
with one´s tail between one´s legs
yellowlegs

Synonyms and antonyms of have legs in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «have legs» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAVE LEGS

Find out the translation of have legs to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of have legs from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «have legs» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

有腿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tener las piernas
570 millions of speakers

English

have legs
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पैर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يكون الساقين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

есть ноги
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tem pernas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পায়ে আছে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avoir des jambes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mempunyai kaki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

haben Beine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

足が
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다리가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Duwe sikil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có chân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கால்கள் உள்ளன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाय आहेत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bacaklara sahip olmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avere le gambe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mają nogi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

є ноги
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

au picioare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έχουν πόδια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

het bene
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

har ben
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

har bein
5 millions of speakers

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The term «have legs» is regularly used and occupies the 56.280 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about have legs

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2 QUOTES WITH «HAVE LEGS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word have legs.
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Jeanne Calment
I have legs of iron, but to tell you the truth, they're starting to rust and buckle a bit.
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Omar Epps
I spend 90 percent of my time saying no, and my accountant yells at me for it, but when I started in this business, I wanted my career to have legs.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAVE LEGS»

Discover the use of have legs in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to have legs and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ideas Have Legs: Ian McMillan Vs Andy Martin
This groundbreaking collaboration--or, as the artists would have it, this groundbreaking bout--between the well-known writer Ian McMillan and the seasoned imagemaker Andy Martin, pits McMillan's robust poetry and prose against Martin's ...
Ian McMillan, Andy Martin, 2006
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Bernhard/Jansen: Histrionics:
you are just pretending that you have no legs if you really didn't have legs any longer I had you strapped in tied up strapped in and tied up so that you will fit the occasion so that you will fit in with all the rest of us now none of us has any legs ...
Thomas Bernhard, 1990
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Gaining Ground, Second Edition: The Origin and Evolution of ...
Chart showing use of derived characters in phylogeny: even though frogs and salamanders all have legs, it is not these characters that are used to unite them, but a suite of others such as specialized receptors in the inner ear and glands in the ...
Jennifer A. Clack, 2011
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Why Don't Worms Have Legs?
Explains, in simple text and illustrations, the behavior and characteristics of animals that live in gardens, such as how spiders make webs, why gardeners like ladybugs, and what ants do all day.
Jenny Vaughan, 2003
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Math Matters Level 1 Module 1
EXERCISE 4.4 Fill in the correct numbers, (a) 1 table has 4 legs. 2 tables have legs. 3 tables have legs. 9 tables have legs. 10 tables have legs. > (b) 1 spider has 8 legs. 2 spiders have legs. 4 spiders have legs. 6 spiders have legs. 8 spiders ...
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Flies in the Face of Fashion, Mites Make Right, and Other ...
Dragonflies and damselflies have legs that function mainly for perching on plants. But these insects use their legs to form a basket, which is used to trap small flying insects when the dragonfly overtakes them in flight. Insects that live in water ...
Tom Turpin, 2006
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Experimental Philosophy
(2) The brain–in–a–vat hypothesis is inconsistent with my belief that I have legs. ( 3) I do not know that the brain–in–a–vat hypothesis is false. (4) Yet, I do know that I have legs. As before, different philosophers reject different claims in this ...
Joshua Knobe, Shaun Nichols, 2008
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Principles of Development
fossils have legs on every segment, whereas others only have legs in a distinct thoracic region. The number of abdominal segments bearing legs varies, as does the size and shape of the legs. Wings arose later than legs in insect evolution.
Cheryll Tickle, 2011
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Why Do Animals Have Legs and Feet
This series reveals the incredible diversity of the external parts of animals.
Elizabeth Miles, 2003
10
The Time Before History
Above the size, say, of a coypu, land mammals have legs like stilts. As long as they remain middle-sized, then the stiltlike legs can be relatively thin, as in a gazelle. But as linear dimensions increase further, the proportions must change.
Colin Tudge, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAVE LEGS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term have legs is used in the context of the following news items.
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'It was just like we practiced': New Horizons' flawless Pluto flyby - LA …
Even after a visit to a second object, the mission could still have legs. “We could send it to a planetesimal” — a much smaller object — “and ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
2
Here's your 20-second guide to what Australian traders will be …
The rally of 2.24% to $53.37 for the front contract and the August contract higher suggests the rally might still have legs. Gold remains in the ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
3
Should We Ban Heading in Soccer? | Pioneer News
The only protection most players wear are shin guards, which is important because the best players in the world have legs—and kicks—so ... «Pioneer News, Jul 15»
4
A-A welcomes new kids to school
Pupil Diane eagerly said “they have legs“ and Craig Mix explained fore- and hind-legs. “Goats are herbivores,” Jonah said, earning more ... «Hornell Evening Tribune, Jul 15»
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Chest Full Of Cantlets
Did he even have legs now? Had he ever had them? And just what did the word LEGS mean to him right then, right at the moment before an ... «Brooklyn Rail, Jul 15»
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'Such love is hate': the fundamental unreality of same-sex 'marriage …
That is why we have legs. The inventive human mind has come up with ways to enhance the locomotion, to enhance the power of the legs. «Lifesite, Jul 15»
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Universal's 'Minions' swarms box office with $115.2M haul - iFreePress
... they're physical and they're violent in a very benign way”. This one appealed to all demographics, too, and that bodes well for it to have legs. «iFreePress.com, Jul 15»
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Police officers have legs waxed for charity
Thankfully, Lerwick-based Fraser Duncan, Joel Macleod and Peter Gracie were not in pursuit of a dangerous criminal. Instead, the three were ... «Shetland Times Online, Jul 15»
9
8 picnic-perfect desserts
The sweet stuff needs to have legs, able to go from basket to park seamlessly. Whether it's rhubarb and apple hand pies or quaint frangipane ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
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China's STILL holding up the full WD-HGST integration. Why?
Would that have legs? How about taking investment from a Chinese agency? In effect, let China buy in to the WD-HGST operation? IS that what ... «The Register, Jul 15»

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