live on borrowed time
活在借來的時間里
形容生命或事物超出預期延續
英文釋義
to be living or continuing to exist beyond the expected or usual time of death or termination
例句
After the diagnosis, he felt he was living on borrowed time and cherished every moment.
典故來源
源自中世紀信仰，認為人的壽命由上帝決定，超出預期存活就像“借用”了時間。