It means either that something was base-less (there was nothing factual to base an opinion, etc., on) or else a person does not have anything else to fall back on. They were left helpless.
It means "there's no way that what he's saying is right"
It means that you do not have any convincing arguments to support your statement or your position.
get a leg up on
Oh yes, that is an idiom. There are no transactions in which someone literally gives one of his or her arms and legs as payment.
more then you could give or pay then priceless bodily limbs, that are expensive on black market"An arm and a leg" is an idiom that means an exorbitant or very high price paid for something. "Jeeze, did you see that they're charging an arm and a leg for a gallon of gas these days!"
(The idiom means "expensive" or "overpriced.")"That waterfront property will cost me an arm and a leg.""Don't lose that watch, because it cost me an arm and a leg."
Yes it is an idiom.. "break a leg" means "good luck".... if you want to know just watch the movie of high school musical part one... :P
This is not an idiom that I have ever heard. Perhaps you mean an arm AND a leg, which is an exaggerated way of saying something is really expensive.
It means.. Take action or Get going or Get moving or move quickerShake a leg means to hurry up. For example "Shake a leg we are already late for the game."
get a leg up on
I was just pulling your leg when I told you I won the lottery; it was just a joke to see your reaction.
No, because you have used the term incorrectly. The idiom is YOU'RE pulling my leg, as in YOU ARE doing it."I know you're just pulling my leg when you say you can fly."
No, "daddy long leg" is not an idiom. It refers to a type of arachnid with long, thin legs, also known as a harvestman.
Oh yes, that is an idiom. There are no transactions in which someone literally gives one of his or her arms and legs as payment.
In a metaphor you identify something with something else: Her hair was gold. In an idiom you use some words to mean something different from their literal meaning; they usually can't translate into other languages: Don't pull my leg.
He told me I had won, but I thought he was pulling my leg.
This idiom means to joke with someone or fool them in a good-natured way. You're trying to get them to believe something that's not true, but you're not being mean about it. An April Fool's Day joke is usually good-natured, and could be described as "pulling their leg."
more then you could give or pay then priceless bodily limbs, that are expensive on black market"An arm and a leg" is an idiom that means an exorbitant or very high price paid for something. "Jeeze, did you see that they're charging an arm and a leg for a gallon of gas these days!"
To rest the other leg.