英语词汇one foot in the grave的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	one foot in the grave
词源	one foot in the grave. Used by Richard Burton, Swift, and other great writers, this phrase meaning “to be close to death” dates back to at least the early 17th century. The brilliant British wit Samuel Foote has the following epitaph on his grave in Westminster Abbey: Here lies one Foote, whose death may thousands save, For death has now one foot within the grave. Foote, called “The English Aristophanes,” invented the term grand panjandrum. See also no soap.
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