English Dictionary

the jig is up

フレーズ

オーストラリア英語 ニュージーランド英語 アメリカ英語 慣用表現

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

日本語の意味

悪事や嘘、策略などが露見し、もはや隠し通すことができなくなった状態を示す表現。 / 自分の不正行為や裏工作がばれて、逃れられなくなった状況を意味する。

After the security footage surfaced, the thief slumped and muttered, 'the jig is up.'

監視映像が出回ると、泥棒は肩を落として「もう言い逃れはできない」とつぶやいた。

意味（1）

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

We knew then the jig was up, and it was no grin matter for us.

the jig was up （ past ）