not long for this world

Adjective

idiomatic not-comparable

(idiomatic) Unlikely to endure for much more time.

Japanese Meaning

この世に長く留まることができず、余命わずかである状況を示す（もうすぐ終わりが来る、長生きできない状態を意味する）

What is this buttons?

The antique clock looked charming but was clearly not long for this world.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

そのアンティークの時計は趣があったが、明らかに長くは持たなさそうだった。

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(idiomatic) Unlikely to endure for much more time.

Townsend went there with us, but found himself so unwell that he went home very early. His cough has return'd, with several disagreeable symptoms. I fear exceedingly that he is not long for this world.

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