one's days are numbered

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.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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