the jig is up

the jig is up (redirected from the gig is up)
the jig is up
The plan or scheme has been discovered and/or thwarted; the game, trick, or deception is at an end.
The jig is up, Smith! The police found your fingerprints all over the safe.
We tried to smuggle a kitten into the house, but when mom saw me carrying a saucer of milk, I knew that the jig was up.
See also: jig, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
jig is up
See game is up.
See also: jig, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
the jig is up AMERICAN, INFORMAL
If the jig is up, someone can no longer do something wrong or illegal because someone has found out about it. They had been taking money from residents, but they knew the jig was up when one of them contacted the police. Compare with the game is up.
See also: jig, up
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
the jig is up the scheme or deception is revealed or foiled. North American informal
The sense of jig here dates from the late 16th century and means ‘jest’ or ‘trick’. The jig is over is recorded from the late 18th century in the USA and the usual modern version with up appeared only slightly later.
See also: jig, up
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
the jig is up
phr. the game is ended; the scheme has been found out. Okay, you kids. The jig’s up!
See also: jig, up
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
See also:
the party is over
game is up
game is up, the
the game is up
(one's) jig is up
jig
jig is up
gig
goat's jig
in jig time
pull a hoax (on someone)