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Number One’s Expression Means Person Difficulty Bad Happen

Phrase/Idiom one’s number is up
Definition This expression means that either a person is in serious difficulty and something bad is going to happen or the time has come when they will die.
Example The police have located the murderer, so his number is up.

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