A creaking gate hangs longest In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "A creaking gate hangs longest", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2021-10-18 11:10

Meaning of A creaking gate hangs longest

Synonyms:

a creaking door hangs longest

A creaking gate hangs longest proverb saying spoken

People who are sick frequently outlast those who are well.

Uncle Steven is frequently ill but not pessimistic since he believes that a creaking gate hangs longest.

My grandfather has been sick several times, and we think that he will die soon, yet he is still alive until now. A creaking gate hangs longest.

Other phrases about:

(nothing but/all/only) skin and bone

Extremely thin and emaciated

be the picture of health, guilt, misery, etc.

Used to say that someone looks extremely healthy, guilty, unhappy, etc.

flash the hash

To vomit

like death warmed over

Really terrible.

 

cut down

1. To cause a tree to fall down.

2. To lessen the size, amount, or quantity of something.

3. To lower the cost of something.

4. To injure or assassinate someone, especially in a battle.

5. To degrade or criticize someone or something, especially in public.

6. To modify something by removing unnecessary or extraneous parts.

Origin of A creaking gate hangs longest

The idiom dates from the late 17th century.

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To be very wet

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