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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
F253 To have one Foot in the grave 1759 Smith Life and Correspondence 1.224:
A poor old servant of the Church, who had already one foot in the grave. 1764
Paxton Papers 260: Time in this World is but short, you have one foot in the
Grave ...
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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One Foot in the Grave My Life on an Artificial Leg
I was born in July of 1925.
You that already Have one foot in the grave. 1694: Terence made English, 196.
1707: Spamsh Bawd, III i. 1822: Peacock, Maid Marian, ch xiii, What, in the devil's
, name, can you want w ith a young wife, w ho have one foot in flannels, and the ...
George Latimer Apperson, Martin H. Manser, Stephen J. Curtis, 2005
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Webster's New World American Idioms Handbook
0 The only way to get your foot in the door with that company is to know someone
who works there. have one foot in the grave to be close to death 0 She already
had one foot in the grave when, miraculously, she got better. 0 I won't stop ...
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
have one foot in the grave humorous to be very old and near death • have/keep
your feet on the ground (also have both feet on the ground) to be very practical
and see things as they really are • my foot informal old-fashioned used to mean
that ...
-»Unit 6 have one foot in the grave to be likely to die soon • He had one foot in
the grave when he volunteered to receive the world's first artificial heart. -Hnit 7
have seen better days something is in bad condition because of heavy use • The
...
Margo Wood, Michael P. O'Donnell
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
We Work with the children and their families and the school and bring the two
together. have (or get) a foot in the door have (orgain) a first introduction to a
profession or organization. have one foot in the grave be near death through old
age or ...
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to
the ...
to put one's best foot forward Seite: sich von seiner/der besten Seite zeigen to
have one foot in the grave Bein: mit einem Bein im Grab(e) stehen ♢ Fuß: mit
einem Fuß im Grab(e) stehen * Grabesrand: am Grabesrand stehen • Rand: am ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
... a bad quality which you keep hidden: Some of the greatest geniuses in history
had feet of clay. . have one foot in the grave humorous to be very old and near
death . have/keep your feet on the ground (also have both feet on the ground)
tobe ...
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
... camps. have one foot in the grave be so old or ill as to not live longer You can't
expect her to participate in this activity as she already has one foot in the grave.
keep one's feet keep one's balance without falling In spite of the slippery surface,
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Report: Players union to set up fund to help retired, destitute players …
You have to wait till you have one foot in the grave to get that and it is far from enough to really live on. Not to mention that there was no ... «NBCSports.com, Iul 15»
Dear Prudence: Help! I might be dying and I'm not sure I want to tell …
Do I inform my longtime friends, particularly those whom I've loved deeply but who live far away, that I have one foot in the grave? If not, do I ... «National Post, Iul 15»
For-Profit Colleges Now Have One Foot In the Grave
obama For Profit Colleges Now Have One Foot In the Grave On Tuesday, federal district court Judge John Bates ruled against the Association ... «Investorplace.com, Iun 15»
Cavaliers stifle Warriors in Game 2 as LeBron James's brilliance …
... were stripped of their recognizable components by an injury-riddled Cavaliers team that previously appeared to have one foot in the grave. «SI.com, Iun 15»
Controversy lingers at Missouri Breaks in Montana
The cottonwoods on this stretch of the river “have one foot in the grave and one foot on a banana peel,” explains Chad Krause, a young BLM ... «High Country News, Mai 15»
Motley Crue go out with a bang at Perth Arena
Truth be told, the guys could have one foot in the grave and they'd still be able to draw a decent crowd, such was their popularity in their heyday ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mai 15»
Nick Bidwell's Notes from Germany: Bayern in freefall, Hamburg with …
On the basis of their abject performance against Stuttgart, they already seem to have one foot in the grave. Sloppy, timid, lacking in ideas and ... «World Soccer, Mai 15»
Time to Put Truth and Common Sense Back Into Sentencing of …
... their good behavior and self-improvement, and will give them some hope of a life outside of prison before they have one foot in the grave. «Huffington Post, Mai 15»
'Doc Hope' eases into retirement from West Newton veterinary clinic
“I want to practice until I have one foot in the grave and the other one on a banana peel.” A Lycoming Township native, Hope earned his ... «Tribune-Review, Apr 15»
Asian values
They hold on to power until they have one foot in the grave. Talking about succession, they reckon, “is almost like putting a curse on someone”, ... «The Economist, Apr 15»
