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one foot in the grave
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avoir un pied dans la tombe
the state of being close to death due to old age or a fatal sickness
Idiom
Informal
Exemples
At 90 years old, my grandfather often jokes about having one foot in the grave, but he's still quite active.
After the severe heart attack, she felt like she had one foot in the grave but managed to make a remarkable recovery.
