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the game is up
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used to tell someone that you know what their secret activities or plans are and they cannot continue
Okay, you two, the game's up! Give me the cigarettes - this time I'm telling your parents.
(Definition of the game is up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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