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DictionarySeeworldnot long for this world
not long for this worldOn the verge of dying, failing, or permanently breaking. I'm sorry to say that Great-Grandma Jean is not long for this world. I think we should all make the trip to see her one last time. My car is not long for this world, so I'm going to have to start thinking about how I'm going to afford a new one.See also: long, not, this, worldnot long for this worldFig. about to die. Our dog is nearly twelve years old and not long for this world. I'm so tired. I think I'm not long for this world.See also: long, not, this, worldnot long for this world If someone is not long for this world, they are very old or ill and likely to die soon. She's 93 and in fairly poor health. I should imagine she's not long for this world. Hastings asked him to become his assistant earlier that year, perhaps knowing that he was not long for this world.See also: long, not, this, worldnot ˌlong for this ˈworld (old-fashioned) likely to die soon: She looked extremely ill and I fear she’s not long for this world.See also: long, not, this, worldnot long for this worldExpected to survive only for a short time. This expression dates from the early nineteenth century. In a letter of 1822, Byron wrote, “If it is, I cannot be long for this world.” See also: long, not, this, world |