sb's/sth's days are numbered
Definition
› If someone or something's days are numbered, they will not exist for much longer: The latest opinion polls suggest that his days as leader are numbered.Unsafe and insecure
(Definition of sb's/sth's days are numbered from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- at stake idiom
- be on the line idiom
- endangered adjective
- exposed adjective
- hang by a thread idiom
- in the firing line idiom
- indefensible adjective
- insecure adjective (NOT SAFE)
- jeopardy noun
- precarious adjective
- risk noun
- shadow noun (DARKNESS)
- shaky adjective (WEAK)
- struggle verb (EFFORT)
- threat noun
- unattended adjective
- unbalanced adjective (NOT FIRM)
- unguarded adjective
- unsound adjective (WEAK)
- unstable adjective
Topic:
Unsafe and insecure
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