We've had the same vacuum cleaner for twenty years now and it's on its last legs.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
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
(be) on its last legs — be on your/its last ˈlegs idiom to be going to die or stop functioning very soon; to be very weak or in bad condition Main entry: ↑lastidiom … Useful english dictionary
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 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
on its last legs — informal old, in bad condition, and not likely to continue working The video is on its last legs – I m not sure if it will record or not … English dictionary
on one's or its last legs — idi on one s or its last legs, just short of exhaustion, breakdown, failure, etc … From formal English to slang
on one's last legs — See on its last legs … Thesaurus of popular words
on one's last legs — I. phrasal : at or near the end of one s resources : on the verge of failure, exhaustion, or ruin the old car was on its last legs II. phrasal : near death, extinction, or defeat looking like he was on his last legs J.T.Farrell … Useful english dictionary
