one's days are numbered

English

Phrase

one's days are numbered

(idiomatic) Some period of time, such as a term of employment or a lifetime, is coming to an end.
If his performance does not improve very soon, his days at this company are numbered.

Translations

some period of time is coming to an end

Chinese:
Mandarin: 來日無多, 来日无多 (lái rì wú duō) (future days not many)
Finnish: päivät ovat luetut
French: ses jours sont comptés (fr)
German: seine Tage sind gezählt (his/its days are numbered), ihre Tage sind gezählt (her/their days are numbered)
Icelandic: dagar hans eru taldir (his days are numbered), dagar hennar eru taldir (her days are numbered), dagar þess eru taldir (its days are numbered), dagar þeirra eru taldir (their days are numbered)

Japanese: 余命いくばくもない (yomei ikubaku mo nai)
Russian: его́ дни сочтены́ (jevó dni sočtený) (his/its days are numbered), её дни сочтены́ (jejó dni sočtený) (her days are numbered), их дни сочтены́ (ix dni sočtený) (their days are numbered)
Spanish: tener los días contados
Tagalog: bilang na ang araw
Telugu: రోజులు దగ్గర పడ్డాయి (rōjulu daggara paḍḍāyi)

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