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one foot in the grave

one foot in the grave noun: indicates being near death, or almost dead.

Noun

one foot in the grave

  1. Indicates being near death, or almost dead.
    • [https://www.phoenixbookcompany.com/blog/%3Fp%3D7670 a close brush with death, a one-foot-in-the-grave kind of close [brush]]"
    • That was one-foot-in-the-grave old in 1971.

Questions about one foot in the grave

What does one foot in the grave mean?
One foot in the grave means indicates being near death, or almost dead.
What part of speech is one foot in the grave?
One foot in the grave is a noun.

Words near one foot in the grave in the dictionary

  1. one finger saluting
  2. one fingered salute
  3. one fingered salutes
  4. one flesh
  5. one foot
  6. one foot in the grave
  7. one foot out the door
  8. one foots
  9. one for all, all for one
  10. one for luck
  11. one for the money, two for the show, three to make ready, and four to go

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