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The ballet was on its last legs... (J. Galsworthy, ‘In Chancery’, part. I, ch. II) — Балет подходил к концу...
2) быть при последнем издыхании, доживать последние дни; быть на грани разорения, истощенияOld Gradman's on his last legs, and this young man can step into his shoes - it's a permanent job, and better pay than he's getting now. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part III, ch. 2) — Старый Грэдмен тянет из последних, и этот молодой человек может со временем сменить его - работа постоянная и получать будет больше, чем сейчас.
Spain, as a strong colonial power, was about on its last legs, the Latin American countries having almost completely freed themselves. (W. Foster, ‘Outline Political History of the Americas’, book II, ch. 16) — Испания, некогда сильная колониальная держава, была при последнем издыхании: почти все латиноамериканские страны добились освобождения.
The electric trolley car, now on its last legs, was then in its heyday. (W. Foster, ‘Pages from a Worker's Life’, ch. I) — Трамвай, доживающий сейчас последние дни, тогда переживал пору расцвета.
That detective agency has been on its last legs for some time... (A. Christie, ‘Partners in Crime’, ch. I) — Это сыскное агентство, как видно, дышит на ладан.
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