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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Rally Has Legs

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"Rally Has Legs"

That's the title of the news articles. According to dictionaries, "legs" mean "appeal". So people are going to be interested in the stocks increasing in value?
  

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Hi, No. This idiom means that the rally will last for a lengthy period of time. It will not be brief.

  • Hi, No.
  • This idiom means that the rally will last for a lengthy period of time.
  • It will not be brief.
  • Think of a marathon runner, whose legs have endurance.
  • Clive
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Hi,

No. This idiom means that the rally will last for a lengthy period of time. It will not be brief.

Think of a marathon runner, whose legs have endurance.


Clive
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SheltieBitesAccording to dictionaries, "legs" mean "appeal".
It also means 'staying power'; 'energy to keep going'; 'stamina'. In other words, according to the headline the rally isn't going to fizzle out.

CJ

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