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.
See also: number, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Calixte-French
JanuszYAH-nuwshPolish
Iacchus-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Waldobert-Ancient Germanic
'Avishay-Biblical Hebrew
Fruma-Yiddish