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one foot in the grave, have
one foot in the grave, have
one foot in the grave, have
Be close to death or in terrible condition, as in
Jane looks as though she has one foot in the grave
. This picturesque hyperbolic phrase was first recorded in 1566.
See also:
foot
,
have
,
one
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Name
Gender
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Halldor
-
Norwegian
Manius
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Ancient Roman
Alexey
ah-lyek-SYAY
(Russian)
, ah-leek-SYAY
(Russian)
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Klazina
klah-ZEE-nah
Dutch
Rosendo
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Spanish
Jada (2)
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