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one's number is up
one's number is up
Fig. 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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Kay (2) | | - | Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance |
| CristiÁN | | kree-STYAHN | Spanish |
| Xanthippe | | ksahn-teep-pe (Ancient Greek), zan-TIP-ee (English) | Ancient Greek |
| Merari | | - | Biblical |
| Miquel | | - | Catalan |
| Tryggvi | | - | Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian |