Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Leg"

A: This means to get an advantage.

"I have been lifting weights for the last three months. This will give me a leg up on everyone else at the competition."

A: To joke with someone about something

A: GET A LEG UP: To be ahead of someone or something; to get information that others may not have; to have an advantage.
>> I drove along the marathon route earlier to get a leg up on the other runners.

A: An advantage

A: You have a solid argument for your position. More often the phrase is ' He doesn't have a leg to stand on' - so his case will collapse.

A: The person in the front seat of the car might ask someone in the back seat, “Do you have enough leg room?”

You’ll have more leg room on the plane in First Class.

A:




"leg up" meaning an advantage. (I suppose the expression could be from the act of climbing a ladder or mounting a horse)

- If you study hard now, it will give you a leg up in college.
- His sister is the boss, so that will give him a leg up.
- Get plenty of rest tonight and that will give you a leg up tomorrow.
- You will get a leg up on the others if you are early.
- Knowing the area well, gave him a leg up during his escape.

As you see, "leg up" usually follows the verb "give" or "get".

A: "Stop pulling my leg, that is not funny!"

A: No real difference, they mean the same thing.

A: Foot is the part of the leg below the ankle.

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A: leg means including thigh but usually not including hip but foot means the part of lower limb that we can move by will

A: leg is your whole leg, calf in the bottom part of your leg

and if you were to sit down and someone sat on top of you they would be sitting in your lap

A: i worked out so hard i can’t feel my legs anymore!

A: That works, it sounds a bit unnatural though.

“good” and “bad” would be natural options

A: もう、ほとんどすごい!!でも、...between them during/in the football game の方が自然だ。

A: That is correct. It may be more common to say "Pull your pants leg down."

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A: Nothing grammatically. Makes perfect sense. Just uncommon to say.

A: first, here's your question with a couple corrections:
"If someone's leg was fractured and THEY HAD SURGERY, would you say "I'm sorry for you" or "I'm sorry to hear about that".

I would say... #2. I'm sorry to hear about that, is better. Because it was a one-time thing and you are sorry it happened. You might also add... "I wish you a SPEEDY RECOVERY", that's a good everyday phrase.

A: × After i broke my leg on Feb. 29 till today, i have been many things like did a surgery putting screws into my leg to fasten my ankle, first time stayed in hospital in Thailand.
✓ From the day I broke my leg, on Feb 29, till today, I have been through a lot, including having a surgery to put screws into my leg to fasten my ankle. It was also the first time I had stayed in a hospital in Thailand.

× Since i fell down from skate board, now whenever i saw my skate board which leans on the wall in front of my house, i can’t help to ask myself a question : when i get recovered, will i start to play it again?
✓ Because I fell off a skateboard, now, whenever I see my skateboard, which leans on the wall in front of my house, I can’t help but ask myself: when I recover, will I continue to skate?

A: Indeed, this is pretty puzzling to me too.

There is something different between these two expressions, but I can't quite put my finger on it. I'll need to think about this.

A: Yeah "He came home drunk" is perfectly natural.

"He broke his leg drunk" may be natural in British English, or in some other country, but it doesn't sound natural to me in American English.