English Explanatory Dictionary

a creaking door hangs longest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Someone who is apparently in poor health may well outlive the ostensibly-stronger.
  2. Something annoying or bothersome lasts the longest.

Word forms

a creaking door hangs longest a creaking door hangs long on its hinges

Related words

there's life in the old dog yet the good die young
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