be on your last legs

be on your last legs
be on (your) last legs 1. to be going to die soon.

It looks as if her grandfather's on his last legs now.

2. to be very tired, especially after a lot of physical activity or work.

I'd just done fifteen miles and I was on my last legs.


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  • on one's last legs —    If you are on your last legs, you are in a very weak condition or about to die.     I was so sick that I felt as though I was on my last legs! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • be on last legs — be on (your) last legs 1. to be going to die soon. It looks as if her grandfather s on his last legs now. 2. to be very tired, especially after a lot of physical activity or work. I d just done fifteen miles and I was on my last legs …   New idioms dictionary

  • on your last legs — …   Useful english dictionary

  • on your/its last legs — see ↑leg, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑last on your/its last legs informal : very close to failure, exhaustion, or death The company is on its last legs. He was on his last legs, but he managed to finish the race …   Useful english dictionary

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