on one's last legs イディオム
on one's last legs|last legs|leg|legs|on
adj. phr. Failing; near the end.
The blacksmith's business is on its last legs. The dog is old and sick. He is on his last legs. Compare: ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE, ON ONE'S KNEES
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on one's last legs
on one's last legs Extremely tired, close to collapsing, as in
We've been cleaning house all day and I'm on my last legs. This hyperbolic expression originally meant “close to dying,” and in John Ray's 1678 proverb collection it was transferred to being bankrupt. Soon afterward it was applied to the end of one's resources, physical or otherwise. It is sometimes applied to things, as in
That furnace is on its last legs.on (one's) aftermost legs
Near concrete collapse or death. I knew I was on my aftermost legs, so I was actual adequate to see the marathon's accomplishment band in the distance. Ed's on his aftermost legs—you should apparently try to appointment him in the hospital today.Learn more: last, leg, onon one's aftermost legs
Extremely tired, abutting to collapsing, as in We've been charwoman abode all day and I'm on my aftermost legs. This abstract announcement originally meant "close to dying," and in John Ray's 1678 adage accumulating it was transferred to actuality bankrupt. Soon after it was activated to the end of one's resources, concrete or otherwise. It is sometimes activated to things, as in That boiler is on its aftermost legs. Learn more: last, leg, on