the game is up

the game is up
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карта бита, дело проиграно, всё пропало

‘You had better be very careful... The game's up,’ he said. (Sh. Anderson, ‘Kit Brandon’, ch. XIV) — - Тебе теперь надо быть очень осторожной... Дело сорвалось, - сказал он.

By January he had about concluded that the game was up with him. Life had always seemed a precious thing, but now constant want and weakened vitality had made the charms of earth rather dull and inconspicuous. (Th. Dreiser, ‘Sister Carrie’, ch. XLVII) — Когда наступил январь, Герствуд уже решил было, что все его ставки биты. Раньше жизнь была чем-то драгоценным, но теперь постоянная нужда и упадок сил сделали в его глазах земные блага тусклыми и малозначащими.

The police must have secrecy or the game is up. Not only must what goes on in the sweating session be kept secret but if possible the existence of the practice itself. (G. Marion, ‘The Communist Trial’, ch. 17) — Полиция должна держать язык за зубами, иначе ей не выйти сухой из воды. Для нее важно держать в строжайшей тайне не только то, что происходит в ее застенках, но и самое существование всей этой системы.

The moment I saw that girl I knew the game was up. (E. Waugh, ‘Decline and Fall’, part I, ch. VII) — Как только я увидел эту девушку, я понял, что моя холостяцкая жизнь кончена.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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