Usually means: Likely to die or fail.
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  1. not long for this world: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. not long for this world: Merriam-Webster
  3. not long for this world: Collins English Dictionary
  4. not long for this world: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. not long for this world: Wiktionary
  6. Not Long for this World: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Not Long for this World: Encyclopedia

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  1. not long for this world: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (not long for this world)

adjective:  (idiomatic) Unlikely to endure for much more time.

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