dead man walking
01
자리 잃기 직전, 사실상 끝난 사람
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
예시들
Once the board lost confidence in him, he was a dead man walking.
이사회가 그에 대한 신뢰를 잃자 그는 사실상 끝난 사람이었다.
02
a prisoner who is sentenced to death and is about to be executed
Dialect
American
American
idiom
예시들
He was a dead man walking, with the execution set for dawn.
