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one foot in the gravestresses
gen. на 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)
fig.of.sp. на краю гроба (have Leonid Dzhepko); на краю могилы (have Leonid Dzhepko)
inf. одной ногой в могиле (valtih1978)
one foot in the grave: 14 phrases in 6 subjects
Cliche / convention1
Figurative2
General7
Idiomatic1
Informal2
Makarov1