on one’s last legs



on one’s last legs

and on its last legs
mod. about to expire or become nonfunctional. This car is on its last legs. We have to get a new one.
See also: last, leg, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Savino-Italian
MillardMIL-ərdEnglish
England['inglənd]
KevinKEV-in (English)English, Irish, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Alem-Bosnian
Gytha-English (Archaic)