be living on borrowed time
be living on borrowed time
To be living or existing in a temporary and/or tenuous position, which may come to an end suddenly and abruptly. Accidents and disease can strike so unexpectedly that it feels like we're all living on borrowed time.
See also: borrow, living, on, time
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
be living on borrowed time
orbe on borrowed time
COMMON If someone or something is living on borrowed time or is on borrowed time, they are not expected to survive for much longer. The organization is living on borrowed time. Its state funding runs out in June of this year, and beyond that, the future is in doubt. From this moment onwards, this government is on borrowed time.
See also: borrow, living, on, time
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
- be/live on borrowed time
- live on borrowed time
- living on borrowed time
- on borrowed time, live
- exist on borrowed time
- on borrowed time
- abortive action
- come to an untimely end
- sing a different tune
- sing another tune