Have one foot in the grave In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "have one foot in the grave", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Caroline Tran

2020-12-11 03:12

Meaning of Have one foot in the grave

Synonyms:

look/feel like death warmed up , be at death's door , brink of the grave , at end of rope

Have one foot in the grave humorous phrase informal

To be in terrible condition; to be near death because of old age or illness

When I was in the hospital last month, I felt like I had one foot in the grave.

I was so scared to hear they talked about Stacy like she already had one foot in the grave.

Other phrases about:

beyond the veil

The inexplicable or concealed place or state indicates the afterlife.

Lord Fred

A Cockney rhyming slang for 'Bed'

Concrete overcoat

To pour concrete over a dead body

To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub

to die

(reach) the end of the line/road

1. Used to refer to a point where a process or an activity ends

2. Used to refer to a point where someone no longer survives; death

Grammar and Usage of Have one foot in the grave

Verb Forms

had one foot in the grave
has one foot in the grave
having one foot in the grave

The verb "have" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Have one foot in the grave

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The idiom derived from the 17th century. Its first example was recorded in Philip Massinger's and Nathan Field's play The Fatall Dowry: A Tragedy, 1632. It had been widely used following the success of the BBC sitcom One Foot In The Grave (1990s).