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not long for this world

Adjective

Meaning

not long for this world (not comparable)

(idiomatic) Unlikely to endure for much more time.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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If all money capital invests in appropriation and none in actual production, then capitalism is not long for this world. David Harvey

[On General William Boykin] I hope he's not long for this world. Nina Totenberg

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