I got one foot in the grave, and the other on a banana peel.
A man who's about to be dead but still thinks he's got one more trick up his sleeve. He's got one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel, and he's not letting go.
My uncle said that before he got hit by a car.
My cousin said that right before he got shot.
My friend said that as he slipped and fell into a river.