have one foot in the grave
US /hæv wʌn fʊt ɪn ðə ɡreɪv/
UK /hæv wʌn fʊt ɪn ðə ɡreɪv/
1.
to be very old or ill and likely to die soon
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My grandfather is 95 and seems to have one foot in the grave, but he's still sharp as a tack.
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After that terrible accident, he truly had one foot in the grave, but he made a miraculous recovery.