one foot in the grave
Example Sentences
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Evangelista said her prognosis is "good but not great", adding that she has "one foot in the grave".
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2023
“I know I have one foot in the grave, but I’m totally in celebration mode,” Evangelista told the Wall Street Journal.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2023
You know, your agents tell you, ‘Well, you’re of a certain age…’ I’m not dead and I don’t have one foot in the grave, come on!
From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2023
Cueto refurbished his postseason reputation with eight sublime innings, and the rest of the Royals play their best with one foot in the grave.
From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2015
Old age with one foot in the grave drags the other resignedly about its crypt.
From A Cathedral Singer by Allen, James Lane
