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Terms containing one foot in the grave | all forms | in specified order only
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Makarov.be with one foot in the graveбыть одной ногой в могиле
gen.have one foot in the graveглядение в гроб
gen.have one foot in the graveглядение в могилу
Gruzovikhave one foot in the graveглядеть в гроб
gen.have one foot in the graveдышать на ладан (Rust71)
Gruzovikhave one foot in the graveглядеть в могилу
Gruzovik, fig.have one foot in the graveстоять одной ногой в гробу
idiom.have one foot in the graveбыть одной ногой в могиле (Example: I was so sick, I felt as if I had one foot in the grave. He's been telling everyone he's got one foot in the grave for years now. Denis Lebedev)
Gruzovik, fig.have one foot in the graveв гроб глядеть
gen.have one foot in the graveстоять одной ногой в могиле
gen.have one foot in the graveна ладан дышать (Taras)
fig.of.sp.one foot in the graveна краю гроба (have Leonid Dzhepko)
fig.of.sp.one foot in the graveна краю могилы (have Leonid Dzhepko)
inf.one foot in the graveодной ногой в могиле (valtih1978)
gen.one foot in the graveна краю гибели (informal) near to death Example Sentences Including 'one foot in the grave' " The government made it sound like you were only at risk if you had one foot in the grave ," Thomson said. OTTAWA SUN 2003) It may be too early to report the strange death of British TV, but it seems to have one foot in the grave. INDEPENDENT 1999) So there he is: on top of the world with one foot in the grave. TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES 2002) `This is the posture of fortune's slave: one foot in the gravy, one foot in the grave. Edited by Robin Robertson MORTIFICATION: WRITERS' STORIES OF THEIR PUBLIC SHAME 2003). Collins Alexander Demidov)
cliche.one foot on a banana peel the other in the graveпри смерти
inf.one foot on a banana peel, the other in the graveодной ногой в могиле
inf.someone who has one foot in the graveкандидат на тот свет