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borrowed time

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
be on borrowed time n	figurative (uncertain time period)	tener el tiempo prestado loc verb
	With all the budget cuts we're experiencing, there's no doubt this project is on borrowed time; it's going to get shut down any day now.
	Con los cortes al presupuesto, no queda duda de que este proyecto tiene el tiempo prestado y lo van a cancelar en cualquier momento.
live on borrowed time v expr	figurative (have limited time left)	vivir tiempo prestado expr
	(figurado)	jugar la prórroga expr
	(figurado)	estar en el descuento expr
	If you continue to smoke, soon you'll be living on borrowed time.
	Si continuas fumando, estarás viviendo tiempo prestado dentro de poco.

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