dead man walking
01
失脚寸前, もう後がない
someone who is prone to lose something that is of great value or importance to them, such as their position, job, title, etc.
disapproving
idiom
informal
例
He was accused of sexual harassment, and after the investigation, he became a dead man walking at the university.
スキャンダルの後、そのCEOは失脚寸前だった。
02
a prisoner who is sentenced to death and is about to be executed
Dialect
American
American
idiom
例
The condemned prisoner is a dead man walking as he awaits his scheduled execution.
