(figuratively, informal) to have one foot in the grave

(informal, by ellipsis) to shut up (refrain from speech)

(driving) rules of the road, traffic code, traffic regulations, Highway Code

Alternative form of tirer des plans sur la comète

Alternative form of tirer des plans sur la comète

(figuratively, informal) to chase rainbows, to build castles in the air, to reach for the stars, to shoot for the moon (to make overly ambitious plans)

(informal) instead

(informal) at full tilt, at full speed, at full throttle

(informal) to be lucky, to be jammy, to be fortunate

(vulgar) to be damn lucky, to be jammy, to be a jammy git