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Idioms and Phrases

Also, its days are numbered . The usefulness or life of someone or something is nearly ended. For example, When they announced the layoffs, she knew her days at the company were numbered , or My car's days are numbered—the transmission is shot . A version of this expression appears in the Bible (Daniel 5:26): “God hath numbered thy kingdom and finished it.” It came into common use in the late 1800s.