one foot in the grave

noun

Indicates being near death, or almost dead.

“That was one-foot-in-the-grave old in 1971.”

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Meanings

noun
  1. Indicates being near death, or almost dead.

    That was one-foot-in-the-grave old in 1971.

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    [https://www.phoenixbookcompany.com/blog/%3Fp%3D7670 a close brush with death, a one-foot-in-the-grave kind of close [brush]]"

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APA

one foot in the grave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20foot%20in%20the%20grave

MLA

“one foot in the grave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20foot%20in%20the%20grave. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one foot in the grave,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20foot%20in%20the%20grave.

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