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
Do I inform my longtime friends, particularly those whom I’ve loved deeply but who live far away, that I have one foot in the grave?
From Slate • Jul. 25, 2021
I think I’ll join a foot-ball team,—as many friends suggest,— Before I’ve one foot in the grave and gout in all the rest.
From The Jingle Book by Herford, Oliver
