Cómo Pronunciar "have one foot in the grave"
expression
HAV wuhn FOOT in thuh GRAYV
hav WON foot in thuh GRAYV
Definición
To be very old or very close to death, often due to serious illness or frailty.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈhæv/ /ˈwən/ /ˈfʊt/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡɹeɪv
Inglés Británico
hav/ /wˈɒn/ /fˈʊt/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /ɡɹeɪv
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
HAV wuhn FOOT in thuh GRAYV
UK
hav WON foot in thuh GRAYV
Escucha en Contexto
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!