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be on its last legs

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be on its last legs (informal)
if a machine is on its last legs, it is in bad condition because it is old and it will probably stop working soon. We've had the same vacuum cleaner for twenty years now and it's on its last legs.
See also: last, leg


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By the mid-'50s the Churchman, with a circulation around 5,000, seemed to be on its last legs.
Her car's transmission was supposed to be on its last legs, according to the mechanics Rita took it to a few weeks ago.
s reputation as a leading hotbed of manufacturing activity may be on its last legs, according to Levy.
 
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