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Unit 5
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be taken with a pinch of saltwhen sth is considered untrue
at death's doorabout to die
off colourunwell
be full of beansvery lively and energetic
go downhillget worse in health/quality
be nothing but skin and bonevery thin
be a shadow of one's former selfweaker or less capable than one used to be
up and aboutactive after an illnes
as strong as an oxvery strong and fit
ripe old agevery old age
kick the bucketdie
alive and kickingstill active and alive
touch and gouncertain
the writing is on the walla sign of danger
hold your ownmanage despite difficulties
grin from ear to earsmile broadly
there's life in the old dog yetone's still physically and mentally energetic despite old age
as blind as a batblind or unable to see well
have one foot in the gravebe near death
run out of steamlose the nergy that one had previously