One's Number Is Up Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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one's number is up What does one's number is up mean?	something bad will happen to someone	I think that the manager's number is up and he will soon be fired from his job.
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to the contrary What does "to the contrary" mean?	contrary to what has been stated/thought	Everybody thought that the boy was bored at the dinner but to the contrary he was quite interested.
blood, sweat, and tears What does "blood, sweat, and tears" mean?	great personal effort	We put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into fixing our old house.
act one's age What does "act one's age" mean?	to behave as a mature person or at least to behave equal to one's age	My friend never acts her age in public.
jack off What does "jack off" mean?	waste time or energy; do little or nothing
Cut someone some slack What does "Cut someone some slack" mean?	To relax a rule or make an allowance, as in allowing someone more time to finish something.
bum (someone) out What does "bum (someone) out" mean?	discourage or depress someone

stretch What does "stretch" mean?	nickname for a tall, lanky, gangly person (usually capitalized)
gut What does "gut" mean?	abdomen; belly; intestines
pile out of (something) What does "pile out of (something)" mean?	to get out of something roughly	The passengers quickly piled out of the bus when it arrived at the station.
with hat in hand What does "with hat in hand" mean?	with humility	The boy went to his father with hat in hand to ask for some money.
make sense out of (someone or something) What does "make sense out of (someone or something)" mean?	understand or interpret someone or something	I tried very hard to make sense out of the terrible tragedy at the hotel.

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One's Number Is Up Idiom