have (someone's) number on it



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have (someone's) number on it

To be considered the agent or instrument of one's fate, especially leading to death. Those poor souls should have been safe in that trench, but it looks like that artillery shell had their number on it.
See also: have, number, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sampson (2)SAMP-sənEnglish
Simion-Romanian
HarlandHAHR-ləndEnglish
Nilam-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Athanasia-Greek, Ancient Greek
Narayana-Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil