be (living) on borrowed time
成語所屬單字borrow
be (living) on borrowed time — 慣用語
1. To continue living or existing when death or failure was expected much earlier.
1.慣用語
釋義
苟延殘喘
To continue living or existing when death or failure was expected much earlier.
例句
After the surgery, Grandpa knew he was living on borrowed time.
The old company survived only on borrowed time before it closed.