. . . To describe a person who is nearing retirement (or, in the vernacular, a person who is "short" referring to having but a short time left).


He's so short, he can sit on a dime and dangle his feet.

He's so short, he has to look up to see down.

He's so short, he reaches up to tie his shoelaces.

He's so short, he can get arrested for looking up a skirt without using a mirror.