one's days are numbered
(someone's or something's) days are numbered
Someone or something is doomed to die or end very soon. Often used hyperbolically or humorously when referring to people. If news of this gets out to the public, your days as a senator are numbered! My phone's days are definitely numbered—the battery won't last more than an hour. The captain of the wrestling team found out that I kissed his girlfriend, so my days are numbered now!
See also: days, number
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- (someone's or something's) days are numbered
- days are numbered, one's
- chain (someone or something) to (something)
- chain to
- as far as the eye can see
- as far as the eye can/could see
- curl up and die
- can't get over (something)
- can't get over something
- die of a broken heart