your/somebody's number is up
(one's) number is up
It is one's time to die, suffer, or be punished. My only wish is that I don't feel any pain when my number is up. This evidence proves that the senator was part of the conspiracy. His number's up this time.
See also: number, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
your/somebody’s number is ˈup
(informal) somebody is about to die or experience something very unpleasant: There’s no point worrying about getting killed in a plane crash. When your number’s up, your number’s up. The police have the evidence they need to arrest him, so it looks as if his number’s up.See also: number, up
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- (one's) number is up
- number is up, one's
- one's number is up
- someone's number is up
- the exception that proves the rule
- give (something) against (one)
- deed to
- tangled up with (someone or something)
- act of faith
- an act of faith