be on its last legs

(informal)

if a machine is on its last legs, it is in bad condition because it is old and it will probably stop working soon We've had the same vacuum cleaner for twenty years now and it's on its last legs.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ivar	EE-vahr (Swedish, Norwegian)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Sophia	so-FEE-ə (English), so-FIE-ə (British English), zo-FEE-ah (German)	English, Greek, German, Ancient Greek
Marcos	['ma:kəus]
Huddleston	['hʌdlstəun]
Przemo	PZHE-maw	Polish
Antiochos	-	Ancient Greek