Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
At ligge på sit yderste
English translation:
to be on one's last legs
Danish term
Any Bright Ideas?
Native in: Danish 
Works in: English to Danish, Swedish to Danish, Norwegian to Danish, and 5 more.
At ligge på sit yderste
| 4 +1 | to be on one's last legs |
Terence Ajbro
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| 1 | he's on his last legs |
Diarmuid Kennan
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Aug 7, 2007 13:37: Terence Ajbro Created KOG entry
Aug 10, 2007 16:20: Gitte Gifford changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/79307">Terence Ajbro's</a> old entry - "At ligge på sit yderste"" to ""to be on one's last legs""
Aug 10, 2007 16:20: Gitte Gifford changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/23259">Gitte Gifford's</a> old entry - "At ligge på sit yderste"" to ""to be on one's last legs""
Proposed translations
Sweden
A multilingual Englishman
Native in: English 
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
to be on one's last legs
| agree |
Jens Kaestel
: spot on :-)
11 mins
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| neutral |
Michele Fauble
: Inappropriately colloquial - almost flippant in this context.
2 hrs
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Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
he's on his last legs
| neutral |
Michele Fauble
: Inappropriately colloquial - almost flippant in this context.
2 hrs
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I agree, but when we three answered there was no context
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