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At ligge på sit yderste

English translation: to be on one's last legs


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Danish term or phrase:At ligge på sit yderste
English translation:to be on one's last legs
Entered by: Gitte Gifford
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12:49 Aug 7, 2007
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Danish term or phrase: At ligge på sit yderste
Er der et dækkende engelsk udtryk, her tænker jeg IKKE på fx: "deathbed" etc, men om et konkret idiom.
Gitte Gifford
Local time: 21:30
to be on one's last legs
Explanation:
seems to occur to me as appropriate here
Selected response from:

Terence Ajbro
Local time: 21:30
Grading comment
Thank you, most helpful. Also many thank to D. Kennan!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1to be on one's last legs
Terence Ajbro
1he's on his last legs
Diarmuid Kennan


Discussion entries: 2





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to be on one's last legs


Explanation:
seems to occur to me as appropriate here

Terence Ajbro
Local time: 21:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you, most helpful. Also many thank to D. Kennan!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jens Kaestel: spot on :-)
11 mins
neutral  Michele Fauble: Inappropriately colloquial - almost flippant in this context.
2 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
he's on his last legs


Explanation:
I'm not familiar with the Danish expression, but this might be what your looking for. It can also be used about an object.

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 20:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Michele Fauble: Inappropriately colloquial - almost flippant in this context.
2 hrs
  -> I agree, but when we three answered there was no context
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Changes made by editors
Aug 10, 2007 - Changes made by Gitte Gifford:
Edited KOG entryGitte Gifford's old entry - "At ligge på sit yderste" => "to be on one's last legs"
Aug 10, 2007 - Changes made by Gitte Gifford:
Edited KOG entryTerence Ajbro's old entry - "At ligge på sit yderste" => "to be on one's last legs"
Aug 7, 2007 - Changes made by Terence Ajbro:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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