one\ foot\ in\ the\ grave

one\ foot\ in\ the\ grave
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.


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