not long for this world

Definitions

Unlikely to endure for much more time.

idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

“Townsend went there with us, but found himself so unwell that he went home very early. His cough has return'd, with several disagreeable symptoms. I fear exceedingly that he is not long for this world.”

“He thinks that said soul will have⟳ to be resuscitated from its asphyxia; that if it prove⟳ irresuscitable, the man is not long for this world.”

“But I've had a warning, and I'm not long for this world." "Not long for this world? Oh, nonsense, Plunkett. You mustn't talk⟳ like⟳ that. A touch⟳ of indigestion, that's what you've got, I expect⟳.”

“Though Aunt Maud had always maintained she was not long for this world, she outlived all her generation.”

“With Gambier Bay and Hoel sinking and Roberts not much longer for this world, the Johnston is now set⟳ upon by four cruisers and a number⟳ of destroyers. The ship's crew patch holes as fast as they can, but the ship is literally gradually being taken apart by repeated salvos. The fact that this particular set⟳ of Japanese ships is STILL using armor-piercing instead of high explosive is the only saving grace.”

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