someone's days are numbered

someone's days are numbered
(someone's/something's) days are numbered if someone's or something's days are numbered, they will not exist for much longer.

As our local cinema struggles to survive, it seems clear that its days are numbered.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • someone's days are numbered — ► someone s days are numbered someone will not survive for much longer. Main Entry: ↑number …   English terms dictionary

  • someone's days are numbered — someone’s/something’s/days are numbered phrase someone or something is not likely to continue in a particular situation or to exist much longer His days in the team are probably numbered. Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym likely to die soonsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • days are numbered — When someone’s days are numbered, they are expected to die soon …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • days are numbered — One s (or its) end is imminent ● number * * * days are numbered see ↑number, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑day days are numbered used to say that someone or something will die, fail, or end soon. The doctors have told me that my days are numbered. [=I… …   Useful english dictionary

  • days are numbered — (someone s/something s) days are numbered if someone s or something s days are numbered, they will not exist for much longer. As our local cinema struggles to survive, it seems clear that its days are numbered …   New idioms dictionary

  • days are numbered — (Someone or something) does not have long to live or stay. * /The days of the old school building are numbered./ * /When a man becomes ninety years old, his days are numbered./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • days are numbered — (Someone or something) does not have long to live or stay. * /The days of the old school building are numbered./ * /When a man becomes ninety years old, his days are numbered./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • days\ are\ numbered — (Someone or something) does not have long to live or stay. The days of the old school building are numbered. When a man becomes ninety years old, his days are numbered …   Словарь американских идиом

  • someone's (or something's) days are numbered — someone or something will not survive or remain in power for much longer. → number …   English new terms dictionary

  • something's days are numbered — someone’s/something’s/days are numbered phrase someone or something is not likely to continue in a particular situation or to exist much longer His days in the team are probably numbered. Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym likely to die soonsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

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