live on borrowed time
活在借来的时间里
形容生命或事物超出预期延续
英文释义
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.
典故来源
源自中世纪信仰，认为人的寿命由上帝决定，超出预期存活就像“借用”了时间。