Definition of The jig is up

1. Phrase. (US idiomatic dated) An expression used to mean "We have been caught out and have no defense", or if spoken to a person who's just been found out as the perpetrator of an offense, it means "You've been discovered." ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of The Jig Is Up

the fix is in
the gapes
the goat god
the good old days
the green-eyed monster
the heck
the hell
the hell out of
the hell with it
the icing on the cake
the jig is up (current term)
the joke is on someone
the jury is still out
the lady doth protest too much
the least bit
the like
the likes of
the line is busy
the living dead
the long and short
the man
the map is not the territory
the more the merrier
the more things change, the more they stay the same

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