not long for this world

短语

发音

AU

别名

not long for the world

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Unlikely to endure for much more time.

    习语

    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.