- one's number is up
- one's number is upFig. one's time to die—or to suffer some other unpleasantness—has come. •
John is worried. He thinks his number is up.
•When my number is up, I hope it all goes fast.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
one's number is up
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one's number is up — To say that one s number is up means that either a person is in serious difficulty and something bad is going to happen, or the time has come when they will die. The police have located the escaped prisoner so it looks as if his number is… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
number one (or number two, etc.) — the shortest (or next shortest, etc.) man s cropped haircut produced with electric hair clippers. → number one … English new terms dictionary
one's number is up — informal one is doomed to die or suffer some other disaster or setback. [with ref. to a lottery number or a number by which one may be identified.] → number … English new terms dictionary
One's number is up — 1.one is in serious trouble; 2. one is due to die … Dictionary of Australian slang
one's number is up — Australian Slang 1.one is in serious trouble; 2. one is due to die … English dialects glossary
get\ one's\ number — • get one s number • have one s number v. phr. informal To find out or know what kind of person somebody is. The boys soon had the new student s number. The girls got their new roommate s number the first week of school … Словарь американских идиом
have\ one's\ number — • get one s number • have one s number v. phr. informal To find out or know what kind of person somebody is. The boys soon had the new student s number. The girls got their new roommate s number the first week of school … Словарь американских идиом
get one's number — or[have one s number] {v. phr.}, {informal} To find out or know what kind of person somebody is. * /The boys soon had the new student s number./ * /The girls got their new roommate s number the first week of school./ … Dictionary of American idioms
get one's number — or[have one s number] {v. phr.}, {informal} To find out or know what kind of person somebody is. * /The boys soon had the new student s number./ * /The girls got their new roommate s number the first week of school./ … Dictionary of American idioms
have one's number — See: GET ONE S NUMBER … Dictionary of American idioms
have one's number — See: GET ONE S NUMBER … Dictionary of American idioms
