number's up
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My father was a fatalist, a mathematician who believed in gambling in the stock market while his own mantra was, “When your number’s up, it’s up.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2022
That number’s up from the seven days prior, and part of a trend.
From Forbes • Mar. 22, 2015
Dan Wheldon: “When your number’s up, it’s up. You’ve got to live life like it’s your last day.”
From Forbes • Sep. 3, 2014
Now the number’s up to five, with two doing in a span of 24 days.
From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2010
Once they turn agin' you your number's up.
From Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs by Ollivant, Alfred
