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on its last legs

Meaning of "on its last legs" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ON ITS LAST LEGS

on its last legs


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ON ITS LAST LEGS

on file · on fire · on foot · on hand · on heat · on her beam-ends · on high · on hold · on ice · on impulse · on its merits · on key · on leave · on line · on loan · on message · on no consideration · on oath · on occasion · on offer

WORDS THAT END LIKE ON ITS LAST LEGS

bandy legs · bow legs · daddy longlegs · daddy-longlegs · frogs´ legs · have legs · sea legs · shearlegs · sheerlegs · spindlelegs · stretch one´s legs · stridelegs · with one´s tail between one´s legs · yellowlegs

Synonyms and antonyms of on its last legs in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «on its last legs» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ON ITS LAST LEGS

Find out the translation of on its last legs to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of on its last legs from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «on its last legs» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

在奄奄一息
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

en las últimas
570 millions of speakers
en

English

on its last legs
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अपने पिछले पैरों पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في مراحلها الأخيرة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

на последнем издыхании
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

em seus últimos pés
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

তার শেষ পায়ে
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

sur ses dernières jambes
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pada kaki terakhirnya
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

in den letzten Zügen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

その最後の足に
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

마지막으로 다리에
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ing sikil pungkasan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trên chân cuối cùng của nó
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அதன் கடைசி கால்கள்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

त्याच्या शेवटच्या पाय वर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Son bacaklarında
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

alla sua ultima tappa
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

na ostatnich nogach
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

на останньому подиху
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

pe ultimele sale picioare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λοίσθια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

op sy laaste bene
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på sista versen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på sin siste ben
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ON ITS LAST LEGS»

Discover the use of on its last legs in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to on its last legs and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Capitalism, Socialism, Ecology
As a movement and an organized political force, it is on its last legs. All the goals it once proclaimed are out of date. The social forces which bore it along are disappearing. It has lost its prophetic dimension, its material base, its "historical ...
André Gorz, 1994
2
Phraseologie: ein internationales Handbuch zeitgenössischer ...
ein internationales Handbuch zeitgenössischer Forschung Harald Burger. garden with young plants. The spirea is just going to walk on its last legs [...]." (36) In afwezigheid van zon en wind beginnen de batterijen aardig op hun laatste benen ...
Harald Burger, 2007
3
Photography in Print: Writings from 1816 to the Present
Photography as a fad is well-nigh on its last legs, thanks principally to the bicycle craze. Those seriously interested in its advancement do not look upon this state of affairs as a misfortune, but as a disguised blessing, inasmuch as photography  ...
Vicki Goldberg, 1981
4
Using Political Ideas
As a movement and an organized political force, it is on its last legs. All the goals it once proclaimed are out of date.44 He argued that the industrial workforce had declined in numbers, so that the aspiration of socialists to represent the ...
Barbara Goodwin, 2007
5
English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
People had grown tired of saying that the 'Disunion ' was on its last legs. □ The dog is old and sick. He is on his last legs. on one's/its own 1. vete, pa ndihmen e te tjereve; vetiu □ / 'll give my wrist a day or two to see if it gets better on its own ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Russian with CD-ROM
abnnaTb Ha naaar-r We've had the same oven for twenty years now and it really is on its last legs. a stretch your legs informal to go for a walk nporyrrnTbcn legacy /'legasi/ noun [C] 1 a situation that was caused by something from an earlier ...
‎2011
7
Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
ftffWSH ; IlrIMan»« (These seats are the last word in comfort. on its last legs («»#) B?**ig ; iff » ft * ; #lfeJF# (Those machines are "» their last legs. SP*1£#S W&ft ft • ) * on one's last legs 1. HK^il 2. 'K¥?E t ; WSJ^^S (Their company is on its last ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
8
Burger, Harald; Dobrovol'skij, Dmitrij; Kühn, Peter; ...
The spirea is just going to walk on its last legs [...].” (36) In afwezigheid van zon en wind beginnen de batterijen aardig op hun laatste benen te lopen. “In the absence of sun and wind, the batteries are really walking on their last legs.” It looks ...
Mouton De Gruyter, 2007
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Harrap's essential English Dictionary
2 a Something is on its last legs if it is in bad condition and likely to collapse or break down soon: His old car is on its last legs, b Someone is on their last legs if they are ill or weak and likely to die soon. 3 You pull someone's leg when you try to ...
‎1996
10
Untitled
It looks as though her grandfather's on his last legs. . on its last legs informal Something that is on its last legs is in such bad condition that it will soon be unable to work as it should: I've had the same TV for fifteen years now and it's really on its ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ON ITS LAST LEGS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term on its last legs is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jeb Bush is flirting with disaster: Why his latest anti-Medicare …
He must not have gotten the memo because he's just spent the last couple of days telling audiences that Medicare is on its last legs and will ... «Salon, Jul 15»
2
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A healthy plant is a welcome addition to any room but a plant on its last legs can bring the entire room down. A new healthy plant is an instant ... «London Free Press, Jul 15»
3
Charitable spirit makes Visalia a great place
... thousands of dollars of food intended for the needy, but more importantly they lost their freezer, which was 25 years old and on its last legs. «Visalia Times-Delta, Jul 15»
4
A&P's days appear to be numbered
... a team of produce industry expert consultants in various disciplines, expressed profound sadness that A&P appeared to be on its last legs. «The Produce News, Jul 15»
5
Head of Kansas Bioscience Authority says end might be near
... of the Kansas Bioscience Authority's operations are being seen as signs that the quasi-governmental agency might be on its last legs. «NTV, Jul 15»
6
Catching the Brain in a Lie: Is “Mind Reading” Deception Detection …
The Washington Post confidently speculated that with fMRI technology, “The Lie May Be on Its Last Legs.” The American Civil Liberties Union ... «CALIFORNIA, Jul 15»
7
The Ashes 2015: Peter Nevill firming to start third Test
However, over the past 18 months he's averaged just 15 with the bat and his 66-Test career is on its last legs. Comments. facebook. twitter. «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
8
Spotify Just Landed the Best Advertising without Paying a Penny
My PC is on its last legs and Windows 10 is coming and on that front I'm passing on the July 29th launch freebie. Microsoft is going to have to ... «Patently Apple, Jul 15»
9
IGP guilty of acts against parliamentary democracy
Anonymous 122461436161429: We are living in dark times and with a government on its last legs as they have been pushed to the corner and ... «Malaysiakini, Jul 15»
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'Mastermind' Dr M still free to travel
"I think that (Mahathir's travel ban) is very possible, we've seen a feverish pitch, this is a government tottering on its last legs here," he said. «Malaysiakini, Jul 15»
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