стоять одной ногой в могиле

From LSJ

ἐνίοτε οἱ οἰκέται εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν ἐλαύνουσιν αὐτούς → sometimes the slaves ride them into the sea

Source

Russian > Greek

τὸν ἕτερον πόδα ἐν τῇ σορῷ ἔχειν