the game is up

== English == === Phrase === the game is up (informal, idiomatic) Secret plans or activities have been revealed, usually leading to their failure. ==== See also ==== ==== References ==== “the game is up” (US) / “the game is up” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. “the game is up”, in Collins English Dictionary. “the game is up”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “game is up”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.