- be on borrowed time
- be (living) on borrowed timeused to say that someone has continued to survive against expectations, with the implication that this will not be for much longer
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
be on borrowed time
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Borrowed Time — Entwickler Interplay Publisher … Deutsch Wikipedia
Borrowed Time (disambiguation) — Borrowed Time may refer to:Games* Borrowed Time , a photo text adventure computer game published by Activision in 1985Music* Borrowed Time , a 1982 album by heavy metal band Diamond Head * Borrowed Time , a song by American Rock band Styx *… … Wikipedia
Borrowed Time — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Borrowed Time» Sencillo de John Lennon del álbum Milk and Honey Lado B « Your Hands » Publicación 1984 … Wikipedia Español
Borrowed Time — Single par John Lennon extrait de l’album Milk and Honey Face A Borrowed Time Face B Your Hands Sortie … Wikipédia en Français
Borrowed Time — Infobox Album | Name = Borrowed Time Type = Album Artist = Diamond Head Released = 1982 Recorded = Genre = Heavy metal Length = |42:10 Label = MCA Producer = Mike Hedges and Diamond Head Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5… … Wikipedia
Borrowed Time (John Lennon song) — Infobox Single Name = Borrowed Time Artist = John Lennon from Album = Milk and Honey Released = 1984 Format = [ Recorded = 1980] Genre = Pop Length = Label = Polydor Records [ Writer = ] Producer = John Lennon Yoko Ono Last single = Nobody Told… … Wikipedia
Borrowed Time (song) — Infobox Single Name = Borrowed Time Caption = Artist = Styx from Album = Cornerstone B side = Released = 1980 Format = 7 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = Label = A M Writer = Dennis DeYoung Tommy Shaw Producer = Last single = Why Me (1979) This… … Wikipedia
borrowed time — noun : an unexpected or artifically contrived extension of time usually of uncertain and limited duration an old, old man who was merely living on borrowed time * * * an uncertain, usually limited period of time extending beyond or postponing the … Useful english dictionary
borrowed time — bor′rowed time′ n. time during which death or another inevitable event is postponed: to live on borrowed time[/ex] • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
live on borrowed time — {v. phr.} To live or last longer than was expected. * /Ever since his operation, Harvey felt he was living on borrowed time./ * /Mr. Brown was living on borrowed time because a year ago the doctors had told him he would only live six months./ … Dictionary of American idioms
live on borrowed time — {v. phr.} To live or last longer than was expected. * /Ever since his operation, Harvey felt he was living on borrowed time./ * /Mr. Brown was living on borrowed time because a year ago the doctors had told him he would only live six months./ … Dictionary of American idioms
