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someone's number is up

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

It is someone's time to die, or to undergo some other difficult experience.

informal

Examples

“Even in this hopeless situation, I don't feel⟳ like⟳ my number's up. I have⟳ to reach⟳ the next level, get⟳ closer to her. I don't have⟳ time to play⟳ with the monsters down here. I'm in the eye of a storm of howls and roars, but I'm different[…]”
“So I just thought, well, my number's up. I'm going to get⟳ some stupid assignment that nobody wants.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

something is better than nothing something is rotten in Denmark something is rotten in the state of Denmark something is up something like something tells one

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