idioms using “leg”

Break a leg

A “good luck” wish, telling someone to do his or her best

“Kitano-san received a telegram on the musical’s opening night telling her to “break a leg.”

Give someone a leg up

To offer someone assistance or an advantage

“Sato-san, the veteran actress, gave many young performers a leg up in the theater.”

Pull someone’s leg

To tease them

“Don’t believe Kitazawa-san when she says she is firing the entire office staff; she is just pulling your leg.”

Have legs

To be likely to be true, to withstand scrutiny

“No one believed the story at first, but it had legs so the newspaper decided to print it.”

On one’s last legs

To be ready to collapse

“Sasamoto-san had to buy a new computer because hers was on its last legs.”