someone's days are numbered
Meaning: There is only a short time before something ends.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Daily Life
Origin: The expression suggests that the number of days associated with a situation is not indefinite. It is often used about someone facing death or dismissal.
More idioms — Daily Life
- dead to the world — Fast asleep.
- deal someone in — To include someone in something, especially a card game.
- diamond in the rough — An unpolished or unsophisticated person that has potential.
- divide the spoils — To give portions of the goods captured during a war to the winners of the war.
- do or die — To act out of necessity, even if the outcome is unpleasant (sentences 1 and 2) or to try…
- do someone a good turn — To do someone a favor without having been asked and without expecting a favor in return.
More English idioms
- dot the i's and cross the t's — To be very careful and attentive to detail.
- down and out — Poor.
- down in the dumps — Depressed.
- down to the wire — To the deadline.
- draw a blank — To be unable to remember.
- draw the line at something — To not allow something beyond a certain acceptable point.
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