“is up”

The following 5 entries include the term is up.

blood is up

idiom

used to say that someone is angry and wants to fight or argue

someone's number is up

idiom

used to say that someone is about to suffer or die

the game is up

idiom

used to say that a dishonest plan or activity has been discovered and will no longer be allowed to continue

the jig is up

idiom

used to say that a dishonest plan or activity has been discovered and will not be allowed to continue

the time is up

idiom

: the allowed period of time has ended


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