candidate



*candidate for a pair of wings

Euph. someone who is likely to die; someone who is close to death. (Jocular. *Typically: be ~; look like ~.) Whenever Jane wants to cross the street, she just walks out into traffic without looking. She's a candidate for a pair of wings, I say. Tom: How's Bill doing? I heard he was sick. Jane: Not good, I'm afraid. He looks like a candidate for a pair of wings.
See also: candidate, of, pair, wing

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candidate for a pair of wings.
See also: candidate, like, look, of, pair, wing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
FranFRAN (English)Spanish, English, Croatian, Slovene
Durdona-Uzbek
RodRAHDEnglish
MiracleMIR-ə-kəlEnglish (Modern)
Maleko-Hawaiian
KatjaKAHT-yah (German, Dutch)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Slovene