Technology
on its last legs
nearly no longer working
If a machine or object is on its last legs, it is very old and will probably stop working soon.
Hear it in real life
Why are you taking the bus today?
My car is on its last legs.
Our washing machine is on its last legs, so we are saving for a replacement.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My laptop is in its last legs.
Say: My laptop is on its last legs.
The fixed preposition is "on," not "in."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
my laptop is on its last legs; the car was on its last legs
Your turn: say it out loud
Our washing machine is on its last legs, so we are saving for a replacement.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
on its last legs
nearly no longer working
“Our washing machine is on its last legs, so we are saving for a replacement.”
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