stå med ena foten i graven

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

stå (stand) + med (with) + ena (the one (as opposed to the other)) + foten (foot) + i (in) + graven (the grave)

Verb

stå med ena foten i graven (present står med ena foten i graven, preterite stod med ena foten i graven, supine stått med ena foten i graven, imperative stå med ena foten i graven)

  1. (idiomatic) to have one foot in the grave

References

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