on your last legs

on your last legs
   If someone's on their last legs, they're close to dying.
  (Dorking School Dictionary)

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  • on your last legs — If someone s on their last legs, they re close to dying …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • be on your last legs — be on (your) last legs 1. to be going to die soon. It looks as if her grandfather s on his last legs now. 2. to be very tired, especially after a lot of physical activity or work. I d just done fifteen miles and I was on my last legs …   New idioms dictionary

  • on your last legs — informal 1) extremely tired 2) very ill and not likely to live much longer I m not on my last legs yet, thank you very much! …   English dictionary

  • On your last legs —   If someone s on their last legs, they re close to dying …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • (be) on your last legs — be on your/its last ˈlegs idiom to be going to die or stop functioning very soon; to be very weak or in bad condition Main entry: ↑lastidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • last legs —    If you are on your last legs, you are in a very weak condition or about to die.     I was so sick that I felt as though I was on my last legs! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • be on last legs — be on (your) last legs 1. to be going to die soon. It looks as if her grandfather s on his last legs now. 2. to be very tired, especially after a lot of physical activity or work. I d just done fifteen miles and I was on my last legs …   New idioms dictionary

  • on your last legs — …   Useful english dictionary

  • on one's last legs —    If you are on your last legs, you are in a very weak condition or about to die.     I was so sick that I felt as though I was on my last legs! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • on your/its last legs — see ↑leg, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑last on your/its last legs informal : very close to failure, exhaustion, or death The company is on its last legs. He was on his last legs, but he managed to finish the race …   Useful english dictionary

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