have the legs of someone
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English
35
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To be able to outpace someone.
Example Sentences
- "Anyway, we'll get behind him; and I think we have the legs of him when it comes to a straight pursuit."
- "I knew something of gunnery once, but now I'm on the shelf. I myself would risk the mouldies and fight at close quarters—we have the legs of Fritz and could choose our own range—but in-fighting means tremendous risks, and the dear stupid old public would howl for my head if the corresponding losses followed."
Inflected Forms
has the legs of someone (present, singular)
having the legs of someone (participle, present)
had the legs of someone (participle, past)
had the legs of someone (past)