Have one foot in the grave 風燭殘年
2023-08-23 17:35:43 每日學英語
have one foot in the grave一只腳踏入墳墓，即時日不多了；風燭殘年。
【例句】
Now70 years old, aged and sickish, already was the person of have one foot in the grave, lost labor ability, without income of a bit economy.
現在70歲了，年老多病，已是風燭殘年之人，喪失了勞動能力，沒有一點經濟收入。
That's too exciting for such an old man as me! I already have one foot in the grave!
那對我這老人家來說太刺激了吧！我已經是一只腳踏進棺材的人了！