in den letzten Zügen liegen
to be in one's final throes
Türkçe: son demlerinde olmak
In a sentence
Der alte Hund liegt in den letzten Zügen und schläft viel.
How it is used
Idiomatic. Means 'to be in one's final throes' – about to die, fail, or end. Use for a dying person, failing project, or ending process. Nuance: can be dramatic; avoid in sensitive contexts.
Other collocations built on liegen
- im Bett liegento be lying in bed
- auf Eis liegena project or plan is temporarily paused
- in der Familie liegenit runs in the family
- in Führung liegento be in the lead
- sich in den Haaren liegento be constantly at odds
- auf der Hand liegento be obvious
- zu Grunde liegento underlie / be the basis of
- am Herzen liegento be close to one's heart
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