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  What it means

  Literally “to be one foot in the grave.” Means to be very old, seriously ill, or close to death. Also used hyperbolically for exhaustion. The variant “być jedną nogą na tamtym świecie” (one foot in the other world) carries the same meaning.

  Vocabulary

  • noga — leg / foot
  • grób — grave
  • tamten świat — the other world / the afterlife

  Grammar note

  'Jedną nogą' is instrumental — 'być' with instrumental describes a state. 'W grobie' is locative of 'grób' after 'w.'

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