game is up

the game is up

The plan or scheme has been discovered and/or thwarted; the game, trick, or deception is at an end. The game is up, Smith! The police found your fingerprints all over the safe. We tried to smuggle a kitten into the house, but when Mom saw me carrying a saucer of milk, I knew that the game was up.

game is up

and jig is up

Fig. The illegal activity has been found out or has come to an end. When the police were waiting for them inside the bank vault, the would-be robbers knew that the game was up. "The jig is up!" said the cop as he grabbed the shoulder of the pickpocket.

词组	game is up
释义	game is up the game is up The plan or scheme has been discovered and/or thwarted; the game, trick, or deception is at an end. The game is up, Smith! The police found your fingerprints all over the safe. We tried to smuggle a kitten into the house, but when Mom saw me carrying a saucer of milk, I knew that the game was up. See also: game, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. game is up and jig is up Fig. The illegal activity has been found out or has come to an end. When the police were waiting for them inside the bank vault, the would-be robbers knew that the game was up. "The jig is up!" said the cop as he grabbed the shoulder of the pickpocket. See also: game, up McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: game is up, the the game is up in the game fair play fair play (to you) complete game monkey in the middle be game a shell game shell game
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