Question of the Day #872

Does This Story Have Legs?

From the headline of this article at VOA News.

  上記の文で、have legsの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "have legs" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 脚が速い
2. 永続性がある

問題文の場合は、当然2番目の訳です。
なお、上記の二つの訳以外に、見出しの記事に記してあるように"If something has legs, it means people have interest in it."（「〜has legsは、人がそれに関心を持っていることを意味します」）。
 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To have the ability to endure, stay relevant, or continue to maintain interest. Said of a concept, phenomenon, something discussed, etc.

   

Examples

• The business has legs.
• The American economy still has legs.
• Some economists believe that the recovery still has legs.
• Mr Blucher was confident that his concept had legs, so he persisted and pressed Mr Cooper for a meeting.
• That theory really has legs—years later, most people still think that the wrong man was convicted.

   

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