It looks as if her grandfather's on his last legs now.
I'd just done fifteen miles and I was on my last legs.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
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
last legs — See on his last legs … English idioms
on its last legs — 1 my car is on its last legs: DILAPIDATED, worn out, rickety, about to fall apart. 2 a foundry business on its last legs: FAILING, about to go bankrupt, near to ruin, going to the wall; informal going bust. → leg * * * on its last legs … Useful english dictionary
on its last legs — • on one s last legs • on its last legs at the end of someone/something s strength or usefulness I think that his old car is on its last legs … Idioms and examples
on its last legs — on one s last legs the barn is on its last legs Syn: dilapidated, worn out, rickety, about to fall apart, about to become obsolete; failing, dying, terminal, on one s deathbed … Thesaurus of popular words
on your last legs — If someone s on their last legs, they re close to dying … The small dictionary of idiomes
on your last legs — If someone s on their last legs, they re close to dying. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
on his last legs — very tired or old, at the end of his career Gordie was on his last legs, but he could still shoot hard … English idioms
on our last legs — nearly dead or bankrupt, nearly done for Financially, we were on our last legs. We couldn t get a loan … English idioms
on its last legs — about to stop working. We ve had the same vacuum cleaner for twenty years now and it s on its last legs … New idioms dictionary
