See have one foot in the grave on Wiktionary
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"glosses": [
"To be close to death, to be dying."
],
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"(figuratively) To be close to death, to be dying."
],
"related": [
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"word": "at death's door"
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "bir ayağı burda, bir ayağı gorda"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "stari per unu piedo en la tombo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "olla haudan partaalla"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "olla toinen jalka haudassa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "avoir un pied dans la tombe"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "sentir le sapin"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar cos pés na cova"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "mit einem Fuß im Grab stehen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "eímai me to éna pódi ston táfo",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "είμαι με το ένα πόδι στον τάφο"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "avere un piede nella fossa"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "avere un piede nella tomba"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "essere più di là che di qua"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "essere più morto che vivo"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "capulāris"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "być jedną nogą w grobie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "być jedną nogą na tamtym świecie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "stać nad grobem"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "wybierać się na tamten świat"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar com os pés para a cova"
},
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar com os pés na cova"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "ter um pé na cova"
},
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "fi cu un picior în groapă"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stojátʹ odnój nogój v mogíle",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "стоя́ть одно́й ного́й в моги́ле"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar con un pie en el hoyo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar con un pie en el sepulcro"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar con un pie en la sepultura"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar con un pie en la tumba"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "tener un pie en la tumba"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar más muerto que vivo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "med ena foten i graven"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "stå med ena foten i graven"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "bir ayağı çukurda olmak"
}
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"word": "have one foot in the grave"
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"word": "olla haudan partaalla"
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"word": "olla toinen jalka haudassa"
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"word": "avoir un pied dans la tombe"
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"word": "sentir le sapin"
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"word": "estar cos pés na cova"
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"code": "de",
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"word": "mit einem Fuß im Grab stehen"
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "eímai me to éna pódi ston táfo",
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"word": "είμαι με το ένα πόδι στον τάφο"
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"code": "it",
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"word": "avere un piede nella fossa"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "avere un piede nella tomba"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "essere più di là che di qua"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "essere più morto che vivo"
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "capulāris"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "być jedną nogą w grobie"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "być jedną nogą na tamtym świecie"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
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"word": "stać nad grobem"
},
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"code": "pl",
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"word": "wybierać się na tamten świat"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar com os pés para a cova"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar com os pés na cova"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "ter um pé na cova"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "fi cu un picior în groapă"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stojátʹ odnój nogój v mogíle",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "стоя́ть одно́й ного́й в моги́ле"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar con un pie en el hoyo"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar con un pie en el sepulcro"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar con un pie en la sepultura"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"word": "estar con un pie en la tumba"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "tener un pie en la tumba"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar más muerto que vivo"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "med ena foten i graven"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "stå med ena foten i graven"
},
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "bir ayağı çukurda olmak"
}
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"word": "have one foot in the grave"
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