كيف تنطق "have one foot in the grave"

expression

HAV wuhn FOOT in thuh GRAYV

hav WON foot in thuh GRAYV

التعريف

To be very old or very close to death, often due to serious illness or frailty.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈhæv/ /ˈwən/ /ˈfʊt/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡɹeɪv

الإنجليزية البريطانية

hav/ /wˈɒn/ /fˈʊt/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /ɡɹeɪv

أمريكي

HAV wuhn FOOT in thuh GRAYV

بريطاني

hav WON foot in thuh GRAYV

After his long illness, Grandpa really has one foot in the grave.

The old dog sadly has one foot in the grave now.

She looks so weak, it seems she has one foot in the grave.

Don’t worry, I may be old but I don’t have one foot in the grave yet!