Select the appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
have a foot in the grave

Options

A. A) be afraid to die.
B. B) have no interest in life.
C. C) be close to death
D. D) have an incurable disease.

Answer

C

Explanation

have one foot in the grave: to be so old or ill/sick that you are not likely to live much longer. Look at the sentence : I was so sick that I felt as if I had onc foot in the grave. Here, be close to death is the right usage.