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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Penny	PEN-ee	English
Rodolf	RO-dawlf (German)	German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Acacius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Hinton	['hintən]
Maricruz	-	Spanish
Zeph	ZEF	English