a creaking gate hangs longest
a creaking gate hangs longest
proverb Sick people often outlive healthy people. Oh, I wouldn't worry about Uncle Stu—he's been sick for years, and a creaking gate hangs longest.
See also: creak, gate, hang, long
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- gate
- a creaking door hangs longest
- creak
- creaking door hangs longest
- take sick
- get sick
- sick as a dog, to be
- you make me sick
- (as) sick as a dog
- sick as a dog