BE (LIVING) ON BORROWED TIME


Meaning of BE (LIVING) ON BORROWED TIME in English

1.

to still be alive after the time when you were expected to die

2.

to be doing sth that other people are likely to soon stop you from doing

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.