one's days are numbered



one's days are numbered

Fig. one is facing death or dismissal. If I don't get this contract, my days are numbered at this company. Uncle Bill has a terminal disease. His days are numbered.
See also: days, number

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lochlann-Irish
Leilah-English (Rare)
Marin-French, Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
OscarAHS-kər (English)English, Irish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, Irish My
Sam (1)SAMEnglish
Ani-Bulgarian, Georgian, Romanian, Spanish