ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE


Meaning of ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE in English

{n. phr.} Near to death. * /The dog is fourteen years old, blind, and feeble. He has one foot in the grave./ * /Grandfather has never been sick a day in his life, but Mother cares for him as if he had one foot in the grave./

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.