jig is up

(one's) jig is up

One's plan or scheme has been discovered or thwarted; one's game, trick, or deception is at an end. A variant of the much more common phrase "the jig is up." Your jig is up, Senator Marten! Your tax evasion has been found out, and the police are here to escort you to prison. We were going to play a practical joke on David, but when he noticed our car parked out front, I knew that our jig was up.
See also: jig, up

the jig is up

The plan or scheme has been discovered and/or thwarted; the game, trick, or deception is at an end. The jig 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 jig was up.
See also: jig, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

jig is up

See game is up.
See also: jig, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • (one's) jig is up
  • (one's) day in court
  • (there's) no peace/rest for the wicked
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • at doorstep
  • at expense
  • at somebody's expense
  • at someone's expense
  • at (one's) expense
  • be remembered as/for something
References in classic literature
"As long as it was only stolen there was a chance to get it back, but if it's burned, the jig is up."
Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders
These feisty battlers always get down when the jig is up. So get out there with your light tackle.
Grits, grunts & grins: praise and whimsy for the unsung saltwater panfish