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have one foot in the grave

Verb
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
死に瀕している、瀕死状態にある / 余命が短い状態、命の危険を感じている
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医者たちの最善の治療にもかかわらず、祖父はまだ死の淵にいるようだ。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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(figuratively) To be close to death, to be dying.

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have one foot in the grave

Despite the doctors' best efforts, Grandpa still seems to have one foot in the grave.

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Despite the doctors' best efforts, Grandpa still seems to have one foot in the grave.

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