have legs
If a story in the news has legs, it will continue for a long time.
未完待续;对某事的后续报道还将持续较长时间
中文中的说法是“留个小尾巴”,表示内容还没有结尾还可以延伸。英语中“尾巴”就变成了“腿”,也就是have legs,就表示故事还没结束还会继续。
This latest scandal has legs – you'll probably still be reading about it in a year's time.
最近的丑闻还有下文。也许近一年内,你还会读到其后续报道。
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