英語習語：on your last legs「快不行了，奄奄一息」

Idiom of the Day

on your last legs | on its last legs

快不行了，奄奄一息

INFORMAL

Today： Wed， 16 Sep 2020

Meaning:

If you say you‘re on your last legs， it can mean you’re close to exhaustion， or it can mean you‘re close to death。 If a thing is on its last legs， it’s close to breaking or wearing out。

如果你使用 on your last legs，它表示你已經你快不行了，也可能是你要奄奄一息了。如果一件東西是on its last legs，意思是它接近斷裂或破損。

For example:

Bobby looks like he‘s on his last legs。 Do you think he can make it to the top of the mountain？

鮑比看起來已經快不行了。你認為他能登上山頂嗎？

My old printer is on its last legs。 It’s time I got a new one。

我的舊印表機快不行了。我該買個新的了。

Quick Quiz

My dog Molly is on her last legs。 She

a。 won‘t live much longer

b。 is no longer on her first legs

c。 won’t be able to use her legs much longer