with one foot in the grave meaning in Chinese
风烛残年
年老力衰, 离死期不远
Examples
- His daughter would describe him as a poor old thing with one foot in the grave
他女儿说他是一个快要入土的可怜的老家伙。 - It is sometimes the fate of a poet to succeed , only when he is with one foot in the grave
有时候诗人命中注定只有行将就将木时才能获得成功。