goat's jig Idiom

jig is up

(See the jig's up)

the jig's up

we know what you do, we know your secret The jig's up, ladies. We know why you buy those vibrators.

thing-a-ma-bob/ thing-a-ma-jig

name for a strange part, what-cha-ma-call-it If I can get the thing-a-ma-jig in the right hole, this car may start.

gettin' jiggy wit it

dancing, gettin yo groove, getting clean

jiggy

to have a lot of money or riches;"DKNY, oh my I'm jiggy" -- Junior M.A.F.I.A. (Player's Anthem [1995])

The jig is up

Idiom(s): The game is up. AND The jig is up

Theme: ENDINGS

The deception is over.; The illegal activity has come to an end.
• When the police were waiting for them inside the bank vault, the would-be robbers knew that the game was up.
• "The jig is up!" said the cop as he grabbed the shoulder of the pickpocket.

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The secret or plan won't work; we are caught or discovered. The game is up; the teacher knows who took her keys. The jig's up; the principal knows the boys have been smoking in the basement.
Compare: FAT IS IN THE FIRE.

jig

jig
1.
in jig time
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Informal very quickly
2.
the jig is up
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Slang that ends it; all chances for success are gone: said of a risky or improper activity

goat's jig

obsolete Sexual intercourse. I anticipate I overheard two of the agents accomplishing the goat's jig aftermost night!Learn more: jig

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