someone's number is up
idiom
—used to say that someone is about to suffer or die
You never know when your number is up.
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“Someone's number is up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/someone%27s%20number%20is%20up. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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