| 词汇 | be on borrowed time |
| 释义 | (redirected from be on borrowed time)be living on borrowed timeTo 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. be living on borrowed timeorbe on borrowed timeCOMMON 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. |
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