The Jig
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the jig is up — (informal) The game is up, the trick is discovered, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑jig * * * informal the scheme or deception is revealed or foiled * * * the jig is up US informal + old fashioned used to say that a dishonest plan or activity has been… … Useful english dictionary
The jig is up. — phr It s all over; we/you are done in. The jig is up! You don t work here any more. 1800s … Historical dictionary of American slang
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 … English idioms
the jig is up N. Amer. — the jig is up N. Amer. informal the game is up. → jig … English new terms dictionary
The jig is up — the game is up; there is no further chance … Dictionary of Australian slang
the jig is up — Australian Slang the game is up; there is no further chance … English dialects glossary
the jig is up — it s all over, it s over and done … English contemporary dictionary
Jig borer — The jig borer is a type of machine tool invented at the end of World War I to make possible the quick yet very precise location of hole centers. It was invented independently in the United States and Switzerland. [Moltrecht, Karl Hans: Machine… … Wikipedia
Jig — The jig ( ga. port) is a folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type, popular in Ireland. The jig derives its name from the French word gigue , meaning small fiddle, or giga , the Italian name of a short piece of music much in… … Wikipedia
Jig-a-Jig — was a UK Top 10 hit single, released in 1971, by the 1970s progressive rock band, East of Eden. It s also the title of a full length album by the band. The piece is actually a set of three traditional reels, not jigs, namely The Ashplant Reel ,… … Wikipedia
