ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE


Meaning of ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE in English

One ˌFoot in the ˈGrave BrE AmE

a British ↑ sitcom (=a television programme that consists of a series of humorous stories about the same group of characters) about an old man called Victor ↑ Meldrew who is always getting angry and complaining about everything, and is known especially for saying ‘I don’t believe it!’ when something goes wrong or something very surprising happens

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.