- someone's number is up
- (someone's) number is up
informal
if someone's number is up, they are going to die or to suffer.
This car came hurtling towards me and I thought my number was up.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
someone's number is up
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get someone's number — (informal) To size someone up ● number … Useful english dictionary
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