"have legs" meaning in All languages combined

See have legs on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-have legs.ogg Forms: has legs [present, singular, third-person], having legs [participle, present], had legs [participle, past], had legs [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> legs}} have legs (third-person singular simple present has legs, present participle having legs, simple past and past participle had legs)
  1. (idiomatic) To have endurance; to have prospects to exist or go on for a long time. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to have endurance; to have prospects to exist or go on for a long time): kestää (Finnish), avoir la peau dure (French), avoir la vie dure (French), életképes (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-have_legs-en-verb-pFoaR-t1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 14 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 33 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 26 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 29 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 22 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 27 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 54 20 25 Disambiguation of 'to have endurance; to have prospects to exist or go on for a long time': 99 1 1
  2. (nautical) To have speed. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-have_legs-en-verb-Hfq8BPt0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 14 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 33 27 Topics: nautical, transport
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, legs. Synonyms: carry on, endure, hold up Related terms: a lie has no legs, die hard, go a long way
    Sense id: en-have_legs-en-verb-9dNAfj6~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 14 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 33 27

Inflected forms

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