"on your last legs" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 快撑不住了
• 快要坏了（人/物）

Definition

某人或某物“快撑不住了”，意味着非常疲惫、老旧，或快到寿命/使用期末尾。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式表达，常带幽默色彩。可形容人（极度疲惫/年老/生病）或物（快坏、快不能用了）。不是字面意思，仅表示已经到极限。常用来形容‘车’‘电脑’等物品，也形容人筋疲力尽。

Examples

My old phone is on its last legs.

我的旧手机**快撑不住了**。

After running for hours, I felt on my last legs.

跑了几个小时后，我感觉**快撑不住了**。

This washing machine is on its last legs and needs replacing.

这台洗衣机**快要坏了**，需要更换。

By the end of the marathon, I was really on my last legs.

马拉松最后我真的**快撑不住了**。

This old car is on its last legs, but it keeps going somehow.

这辆旧车**快撑不住了**，但还是勉强能跑。

After a long week of work, I'm on my last legs and just want to sleep.

工作了一整周后，我**快撑不住了**，只想睡觉。