idiom > be on its last legs
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Higurashi wherewithal
  Explanation: Twilight: evening; Usage: Road. Days late, the road has come to an end. Metaphor in a very difficult to end. Also described the extreme poverty.
  Usage: Joint type; as predicate, object, attribute; containing derogatory
  Source: Tandoori just "cast twenty gift Geshu Khai Han Yun": "A few years break spring grass, today evening wherewithal."
  Examples: The culprits are really ~, contradictory. (Qu Bo "Linhaixueyuan" xxix)
  Results: Chilling hold litter; dark can not find the way
  Postscript: Chilling hold litter; dark can not find the way
  Riddle: Go into a blind alley the night
No. 2
  It was late, way too go done. Metaphor of nowhere, has come to end nightfall way poor, helpless.
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rì mù tú qióng
  The sun sets, Road to the end. Analogy in dire straits
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No. 4
  Years, spring grass break, poor way today evening. - Tang Du Fu's "Open House voted gifts Ge Shu Yun Han 20"
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No. 5
  It was late, way has come to an end. Analogy to the end. Language of the tandoori just "open government investment grants Ge Shu Yun Han 20": "spring grass a few years break, the poor way today evening." "Ancient and Modern Novel of off-Fang Yang Qian Xia met Monk": "YANG Yi-Tao: 'Man smoke malaria epidemic, near escape, Yu Dai go, Chennai nightfall poor way to kill time will be trapped, tired of begging enlighten '. "Qing Hou," Guiwei to date with the Ruanguang Lu Jinling book ":" little gentleman know righteousness, how to willing A guilty! event that Yan This way the poor will be nightfall, back row while the reverse applied. "Xia Yan," fascist bacteria, "Act III:" I think the Japanese fast is over, but for the poor way sunset, never to use such means. "
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No. 6
  Metaphor in an impossible, intolerable. Lu Xun's "Scream Hair Stories": "So I do not wear Western clothes, and changed a big shirt, they are more interested yelled. In this way the poor dusk, my hands just add up a stick to, hard to beat several times, they gradually are not abused. "see" Dusk way away. "
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No. 7
  Higurashi wherewithal (rì mù tú qióng)
  Explain the sun_set_: it was getting dark; poor is to do, at the end; wherewithal: the road come to an end. Days late, the road has come to an end. Analogy to the end or decline the position. Also compared to an impossible level.
  Source Tandoori Fu "cast gifts Geshu Khai Han twenty rhyme": "A few years break spring grass, today evening wherewithal."
  Usage joint type; as predicate, object, attribute; containing derogatory
  Example of Lu Xun "Scream hair story": "In this - when my hand was out of a stick to add, desperate to play a few times, they are not getting scolded."
  Synonyms dead end, dead end, dead end
  Antonyms Mileage
  Twisters chilling hold twigs; darkness find their way
  Riddles night go into a dead end
  [Story]
  Spring and Autumn Period, dissolute Chuping Wang shameless occupation of their daughter, and listen to the master fee loudly Prince framed side sent to kill Prince, Prince's another side of the master and his eldest son, Wu Wu She still kill out. Wu She fled to the second son of Wu Song.
  In order to take revenge for his father and brothers, arduous journey of Wu, from the Song fled to Wu. He decided to attack by the forces of Wu Chu, while helping to kill Wu Wangliao lu, won the throne. Later, he led the army attack with the king of Chu, have scored the capital of Chu Ying (ying). Part of the ruling Chuzhao Wang with ministers and soldiers, to flee with the country (in this County, Hunan Province with the south) to go.
  Jin Ying Du, the second day of Wu Chu of the ancestral temple to persuade lu demolished. Lu covet Chu site, listened to the words of Wu, he gave the ancestral temple demolished. But of Wu still not satisfied, then asked him to dig Chuping Wang lu the grave. Lu that of Wu Chu done a great attack to help him, he allowed his request.
  Inquire about out of Wu, Chuping Wang's grave in the East Lake station outside the absurd. However, with the sergeant to get there after I saw the vast lake, do not know where the grave. Later, in a masonry pointing, to find the cemetery, dug up the coffin, the body Chuping Wang dug out. This saw the body of Wu, he angry, he took bronze whip, hit a stretch of 300, the bones are discounted, and finally his head cut off.
  Bianshi matter of Wu, was a good friend of his previous application Baoxu know. Shen Bao Xu specially of Wu sent a letter to send. The letter said: "You do too much. Chuping Wang of the subjects as you used to be, but in order to _set_tle personal scores, notice any dead live, and was so cruel!"
  After reading the letter of Wu, the messenger said: "I am too busy due to military affairs, there is no time to reply. Please give my Xiexie Shen Jun, and told him:" Chunghsiao can not be reconciled, I like a long walk of the people, days getting dark, a long way off, so I had to go against common sense to make this thing! "
  The final fate of Wu is also very tragic. The struggle between Wu and Yue, he persuaded King Wu Yue sum and refused to stop the conquest of Qi. King did not listen, and finally ordered him to give the sword to commit suicide.
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English Expression
  1. n.:  be on its last legs
French Expression
  1.   tomber épuisé sur la route au coucher du soleil, se trouver dans une impasse à la tombée de la nuit, être réduit à l'extrémité, être à bout de ressources
Thesaurus
Chachinantao, Be unable to escape even if given wings, bring to a dead end, a person who has exposed his limited ability, Donkey of Guizhou account, Wits and technology to make
Antonym
professinal skill, Defect Teeth, so much for, Merely mediocre, know sth.thoroughly by heart as one who can recite a passage backward fluently, stem the flood, achieve success and win recognition, succeed, gain in both fame and wealth, accom plishment of a project(task,work); be crowned with success, Exhibition combed and arranged silk threads, Heaven carries out the desires of man, get one's wish, like melting snow with hot water— easily done, direct with ease, butter one's bread on both sides (=have one's bread buttered on both sides), Cook Liberation, fully satisfied or contented, conveyance of double meaning, event occurs only under certain conditions, or not until a certain time superintendent, turn heaven and earth, Man Mo almightiness, Omnipotent, accomplish the whole task at one stroke, proficiency get the feel of sth., Practice makes perfect, work miracles in manoeuvring troops, wonderful foresight (in military operations), Can pinch will be counted, drive a light carriage on a familiar road
Containing Phrases
today be on its last legs