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
Erna (1)ER-nah (German, Swedish)German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Maxence-French
OleOL-e (Danish)Danish, Norwegian
'Ittay-Biblical Hebrew
Sekai-Southern African, Shona
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