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| English | Russian |
| borrowed time | время взаймы (time during which death or another inevitable event is postponed: to live on borrowed time Val_Ships) |
| live on borrowed time | жить у времени в долгу (Since his cancer was diagnosed, he feels as if he's living on borrowed time. Val_Ships) |
| live on borrowed time | жить взаймы (у времени; I've got cancer – I'm living on borrowed time. Val_Ships) |