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I got one foot in the grave, and the other on a banana peel.

Something that a NY Mobster might tell a reporter when he knows that his time is limited. He's done some really outrageous shit to other gangsters, and as a result, he is a dead man. Like a moth caught on a hot light, he knows it's wrong, but the danger gives him such a charge that he really has ceased to care. A guy in this position would say this and really mean it.
"I got one foot in the grave, and the other on a banana peel." "We live this way, but we don't care."
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one foot in the grave 

Description of a person who is elderly or very ill and presumably near death. Not particularly respectful, but usually used comically.

Also used with the addition of "one foot in the grave and the other one on a banana peel."
Petie's cat was 18 years old, and while he didn't want to admit it, Petie realized that Tabby had one foot in the grave and the other one on a banana peel.
one foot in the grave by TBea April 24, 2008

One foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel

2 phrases:

"One foot in the grave"- half dead, dying, death is catching up. Tired, old, metaphorical

"Foot on a banana peel"- funny, humorous, cartoon, things are going comically wrong, events are not working in one's favor. *Picture* stepping on a rake and being hit in the face with the handle. Knee slap comedy
One foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel expression-

damned if you do, damned if you don't...

Guy 1: "how are you doing?"
Guy 2: *expression meaning* on one side (one foot) I've really gone to hell, or im working on getting there- and on the other side (other foot) it's pretty stupid, but entertaining to watch, the bullshit that's been happening to me or that I've been outing putting myself through...

"Falling apart and it's hysterical to witness"

I Spit On Your Grave

A highly underrated b-rate horror flick from the '70s, directed by Meir Zarchi. The film stars Camille Keaton (grand-niece of Buster Keaton) as a young NYC writer who decides to take a brief hiatus in the woodland (in this film, the woodland is a small Connecticut town) to concentrate on her first novel. While working on her novel, she is surrounded by a group of stereotypical rednecks who rape her repeatedly (for about 21 minutes; one of the longest rape scenes in history), leaving her to perish. The gang convinces one of its retarded members (Matthew) to do the dirty work and kill the young girl, but he never kills her, and instead lies to the gang, telling them he stabbed her to death. Naturally pissed off beyond belief, the woman gets herself together, collects her thoughts, and exacts a series of revengeful acts on each member of the gang -- she hangs one man, castrates another (one of the most chilling murder scenes in horror movie history), chops another in the back, and butchers the last one with the blades from a speedboat engine. Upon release, the movie was higly criticized as being nothing more than a glorification of rape and masochism, but upon closer viewing, one can clearly see that the movie in no way glorifies rape. The film does, however, provide a brutally honest, vivid account of rape, as well as a chilling account of revenge. The movie received an X rating upon its release, and was banned in many countries. It is currently available on DVD.
I Spit On Your Grave is one hell of a film.

Digging your own grave 

Getting one's self into serious trouble, especially when doing something bad or not what you're supposed to do.
"I'm gonna go and egg that guy's house."
Careful, man. You're digging your own grave doing shit like that.

Karma Grave 

The negative spiritual situation created by a person for themselves because they put out lots of negative energy, have lots of negative thoughts, and do negative and/or evil things to people.
By spreading so many nasty rumors and lies, Kitty is digging herself a karma grave.
Karma Grave by Dragon January 30, 2004

Mass Grave 

A Blackberry Custard Piethat, when cracked open, reveals the bones of many gerbils. Also known as Spilling Fields and Kamir Spooge.
I've had so many mass graves come out of my bunghole that you could call me Poop Pot!
Mass Grave by Slick Dick Lick June 17, 2004