on one's last legs
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on one's last legs
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- About to die. [A] friend who assists me with a view to future profit . . . lies like the fox's scent when on his last legs, increasing every moment.
- About to lose viability or become defunct. My computer's on its last legs; it crashes running Minesweeper.
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prep_phrase about to die
| Español | en las últimas, con la candela en la mano, acabársele la candela |
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| 中文 | 奄奄一息 yǎnyǎnyīxī, yānyānyīxí |
| Português | nas últimas, mais para lá do que para cá, estar com os pés para a cova |
| Français | au bout du rouleau, à bout de souffle |
| Deutsch | in den letzten Zügen, aus dem letzten Loch pfeifen, bald alle sein |
| Italiano | agli sgoccioli, alla frutta, alla fine, in fin di vita, allo stremo delle forze, in ginocchio |
| Русский | на после́днем издыха́нии na poslédnem izdyxánii |
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