last leg

last leg
{n. phr.} 1. Final stages of physical weakness before dying. * /The poor old man was on his last leg in the nursing home./ 2. The final stage of a journey. * /The last leg of our round-the-world trip was Paris to Chicago./ See: LAST LAP.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • last leg — {n. phr.} 1. Final stages of physical weakness before dying. * /The poor old man was on his last leg in the nursing home./ 2. The final stage of a journey. * /The last leg of our round the world trip was Paris to Chicago./ See: LAST LAP …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • last\ leg — n. phr. 1. Final stages of physical weakness before dying. The poor old man was on his last leg in the nursing home. 2. the final stage of a journey. The last leg of our round the world trip was Paris to Chicago. See: last lap …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Licker's Last Leg — Infobox Album | Name = Licker s Last Leg Type = Album Artist = Goon Moon Released = May 8, 2007 Recorded = Genre = Eclectic rock [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg sql=10:gcfixzu5ldfe T0 All Music Guide entry for Licker s Last Leg ] ]… …   Wikipedia

  • Licker's Last Leg — Album par Goon Moon Sortie 8 mai 2007 Durée 54:11 Genre Rock alternatif, Indie Rock Producteur Chris Goss Label …   Wikipédia en Français

  • leg — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ front ▪ back, hind, rear ▪ lower …   Collocations dictionary

  • leg — legless, adj. leglike, adj. /leg/, n., v., legged, legging. n. 1. either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body. 2. Anat. the lower limb of a… …   Universalium

  • leg — [[t]lɛg[/t]] n. v. legged, leg•ging 1) anat. either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, that support and move the body 2) anat. the lower limb of a human being from the knee to the ankle… …   From formal English to slang

  • leg — /lɛg / (say leg) noun 1. one of the members or limbs which support and move the human or animal body. 2. this part of an animal, especially lamb or veal, used as meat to roast, bake, etc. 3. that part of the limb between the knee and the ankle. 4 …  

  • last lap — {n. phr.} The final stage. * /Although the trip had been very interesting, we were glad that we were on the last lap of our tiring journey./ See: LAST LEG …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • last lap — {n. phr.} The final stage. * /Although the trip had been very interesting, we were glad that we were on the last lap of our tiring journey./ See: LAST LEG …   Dictionary of American idioms

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