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
Etsukoe-tsoo-koJapanese
Aenor-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Jeong-Hunjung-hoonKorean
Otieno-Eastern African, Luo
Paget-English (Rare)
Kleopas-Biblical Greek