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This idiom may be literally translated as "to be with one foot in the grave."
estar con un pie en la sepultura(
ehs
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tahr
kohn
oon
pyeh
ehn
lah
seh
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pool
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too
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rah
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (idiom) (to be about to die)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to have one foot in the grave (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Estoy muy deprimido. Perdí mi empleo y mi viejo está con un pie en la sepultura.I'm very depressed. I lost my job and my old man has one foot in the grave.
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