the jig's up

the jig's up
we know what you do, we know your secret
  

The jig's up, ladies. We know why you buy those vibrators.


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  • the jig is up — (informal) The game is up, the trick is discovered, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑jig * * * informal the scheme or deception is revealed or foiled * * * the jig is up US informal + old fashioned used to say that a dishonest plan or activity has been… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • The jig is up. — phr It s all over; we/you are done in. The jig is up! You don t work here any more. 1800s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • the jig is up N. Amer. — the jig is up N. Amer. informal the game is up. → jig …   English new terms dictionary

  • The jig is up — the game is up; there is no further chance …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • the jig is up — Australian Slang the game is up; there is no further chance …   English dialects glossary

  • the jig is up — it s all over, it s over and done …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Jig borer — The jig borer is a type of machine tool invented at the end of World War I to make possible the quick yet very precise location of hole centers. It was invented independently in the United States and Switzerland. [Moltrecht, Karl Hans: Machine… …   Wikipedia

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  • Jig-a-Jig — was a UK Top 10 hit single, released in 1971, by the 1970s progressive rock band, East of Eden. It s also the title of a full length album by the band. The piece is actually a set of three traditional reels, not jigs, namely The Ashplant Reel ,… …   Wikipedia

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