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Idiom "game is up"
game is up: idiomatic expression; the slang version: jig is up. The secret or plan won't work.
"The game is up. My parents have found out about the party I went last night without their permission."
"The game was up. The supervisor found John smoking pot in the bathroom and reported it to the management."
"The jig is up with the identity thieves. The police busted their homes last night and confiscated a lot of fake documents, and arrested them."
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