English Idioms

My leg or your leg ?

Tony Tagada

User since 2008
Posts: 12

2 May 2008

Has the use of â€œmy legâ€ a special meaning ?
I didnâ€™t understand the meaning of the last three sentences.
Can somebody help me ?
Thanks.
CW

"""Donna : Okay. That was a real breakthrough. Congratulations to both of you. I suggest we end this very intense session with a big hug.

Horatio : And then a drink!

Bruno : Hear hear!

Donna : Oh why not! Let's head to the pub, boys!

Horatio : But first the hug. You too, woman!

Bruno Oh, I love you guys!

Donna : Is that your leg?

Horatio : No, it's not my leg.

Bruno : Not my leg either.""""

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AhQ ['a: kiu]
User since 2006
Posts: 2715
3 May 2008

Hi Tony!
As your question has been left in the lurch by 24 hours, I think I have to give you my opinion about this dialog.
Don't forget that the GymGlish team are the funniest you could come across.
The session coached by Donna is ending with a collective hug. Horatio takes Donna into the hug. We must think it is triangular hug. Besides Bruno says: I love you guys! But the only guy is Horatio, Donna is not a guy. That shows that Bruno is sort of tipsy. In the collective hug, arms and legs are confused. As they say "is it your leg?", they could have said as well: is it your arm, is your head, is it your boobs?
Never forget that the GymGlish is a funky funny team.

As you probably know yet: there are a lot of idiomatic expressions with leg : "Break a leg" (good luck), Are you pulling my leg? (are you kidding me?), etc...
Have a sunny Sunday!
Hi Tony! As your question has been left in the lurch by 24 hours, I think I have to give you my opinion about this dialog. Don't forget that the GymGlish team are the funniest you could come across. The session coached by Donna is ending with a collective hug. Horatio takes Donna into the hug. We must think it is triangular hug. Besides Bruno says: I love you guys! But the only guy is Horatio, Donna is not a guy. That shows that Bruno is sort of tipsy. In the collective hug, arms and legs are confused. As they say "is it your leg?", they could have said as well: is it your arm, is your head, is it your boobs? Never forget that the GymGlish is a funky funny team. As you probably know yet: there are a lot of idiomatic expressions with leg : "Break a leg" (good luck), Are you pulling my leg? (are you kidding me?), etc... Have a sunny Sunday!
Tony Tagada
User since 2008
Posts: 12
4 May 2008

Thanks Gee for your answer.

I asked the question because I was trying to understand it with the second meaning for "leg".
I thaught they were joking with the two meanings. Like they say in French after a quarrel "1-0".
But who has the point ?
Both are saying "it's not my leg". (ce n'est pas ma manche!)
Both are refusing to be the winner of the quarrel.
Probably I am looking or searching too far !

"a leg : une jambe
the (second) leg (of a competition) : la (deuxième) manche (d'un concours)".

You too, have a sunny Sunday.

Tony
Thanks Gee for your answer. I asked the question because I was trying to understand it with the second meaning for "leg". I thaught they were joking with the two meanings. Like they say in French after a quarrel "1-0". But who has the point ? Both are saying "it's not my leg". (ce n'est pas ma manche!) Both are refusing to be the winner of the quarrel. Probably I am looking or searching too far ! "a leg : une jambe the (second) leg (of a competition) : la (deuxième) manche (d'un concours)". You too, have a sunny Sunday. Tony
AhQ ['a: kiu]
User since 2006
Posts: 2715
6 May 2008

Sure your interpretation can be taken into consideration, Tony.
I hadn't thought of that meaning of leg.
Doesn't it prove that GG writers are good writers as they let the reader's imagination work?
Sure your interpretation can be taken into consideration, Tony. I hadn't thought of that meaning of leg. Doesn't it prove that GG writers are good writers as they let the reader's imagination work?

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