Л12
ДЫШАТЬ НА ЛАДАН
collVPpres or
pastusu. 3rd pers)
1. (subj: human (of a mortally ill or old and feeble person) to be about to die
X дышит на ладан = X has one foot in the grave
X is on his last legsX is breathing his last.
2. ( subj: concr or collect) to be in the final period of existence, be about to stop functioning
X дышит на ладан - X is on its last legs
X is on the verge of collapseX is in its last daysX is dying out.
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Л120 →← Л119